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

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