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Webster 1913 Edition


dissimulation

dis-simˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
dissimulatio
: cf. F.
dissimulation
.]
The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
Let love be without
dissimulation
.
Rom. xii. 9.
Dissimulation
. . . when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is.
Bacon.
Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and
dissimulation
a concealment of what is.
Tatler.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dissimulation

DISSIMULATION

,
Noun.
[L., to make like; like.] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; a feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Dissimulation may be simply concealment of the opinions, sentiments or purpose; but it includes also the assuming of a false or counterfeit appearance which conceals the real opinions or purpose. Dissimulation among statesmen is sometimes regarded as a necessary vice, or as no vice at all.
Let love be without dissimulation. Romans 12.

Definition 2024


dissimulation

dissimulation

English

Noun

dissimulation (plural dissimulations)

  1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
  2. Hiding one's feelings or purposes.

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French

Noun

dissimulation f (plural dissimulations)

  1. dissimulation