noun
- the act of concealing one’s true feelings, thoughts, or intentions; pretense or deception
Usage: formal
Examples
- His dissimulation made it impossible to know what he really thought about the proposal.
- The politician’s dissimulation was eventually exposed by investigative journalists.
- She practiced dissimulation so well that even her closest friends couldn’t tell when she was upset.
- The spy’s success depended on his skill at dissimulation.
- Years of dissimulation had made him forget his own true feelings.
- The court recognized his dissimulation as an attempt to mislead the jury.