DISSEMBLER

hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender

(noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dissembler (plural dissemblers)

someone who dissembles

Synonyms

• hypocrite

• phoney

• pretender

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*sem"bler, n.

Definition: One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite. It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers. Bacon. Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. Pope.

Syn.

– Dissembler, Hypocrite. A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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