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Meaning of 'feign' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Feign [ v. t.]
- To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.
- To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.
- To dissemble; to conceal.

Meaning of 'feign' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . feign [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a pretence of
Example in sentence:
  • he feigned sleep;
  • She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
Meaning (2):
- make believe with the intent to deceive
Example in sentence:
  • He feigned that he was ill;
  • He shammed a headache

Nearby Words:

feigned feigner feigning feine feint feitsui feize

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