DISSEMBLINGS
Noun
dissemblings
plural of dissembling
Source: Wiktionary
DISSEMBLING
Dis*sem"bling, a.
Definition: That dissembles; hypocritical; false.
– Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.
DISSEMBLE
Dis*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dissembling.] Etym: [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L.
dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L.
dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]
1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something)
not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to
disguise; to mask.
Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak.
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick
me down stairs J. P. Kemble.
2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to
feign.
He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.
Syn.
– To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.
Dis*sem"ble, v. i.
Definition: To conceal the real fact, motives,
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24.
He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J.
Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition