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- DictionaryDis·sem·ble/dəˈsemb(ə)l/
verb
- 1. conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs: "an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble"
1. : to hide under a false appearance. dissembling the facts. 2. : to put on the appearance of : simulate. She lay down and dissembled sleep. intransitive verb. : to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense. He had dissembled about the risks involved.
Dissemble definition: to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of. See examples of DISSEMBLE used in a sentence.
When you dissemble, you disguise your true intentions or feelings behind a false appearance. To dissemble is to pretend that you don't know something, to pretend that you think one way when you act another way.
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts: He accused the government of dissembling. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise. make believe He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
1. To change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of: camouflage, disguise, dissimulate, mask, masquerade. 2. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: act, counterfeit, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate.
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts: He accused the government of dissembling. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise. make believe He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
3 meanings: 1. to conceal (one's real motives, emotions, etc) by pretence 2. to pretend; simulate 3. obsolete to ignore.... Click for more definitions.
dissemble (something) to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones. She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling.
Dissemble definition: To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
Definition of dissemble verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
