verb
- concealing one’s true feelings, thoughts, or intentions; pretending or acting deceptively
Usage: present participle of dissimulate; formal
Examples
- She was dissimulating her anger during the meeting.
- The politician was skilled at dissimulating his true position on the issue.
- He spent years dissimulating his real identity.
- The spy was dissimulating loyalty while gathering intelligence.
- She was dissimulating confidence despite feeling nervous.
- The defendant was dissimulating innocence throughout the trial.