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Definition of Feigning
1. Noun. Pretending with intention to deceive.
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Pretext, Stalking-horse, Hypocrisy, Lip Service
Derivative terms: Dissemble, Feign, Pretend, Pretentious
2. Noun. The act of giving a false appearance. "His conformity was only pretending"
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Appearance, Show, Make-believe, Pretend, Affectation, Affectedness, Mannerism, Pose, Masquerade
Derivative terms: Feign, Pretend, Pretend, Simulate
Definition of Feigning
1. a. That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.
Definition of Feigning
1. Verb. (present participle of feign) ¹
2. Noun. Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feigning
1. feign [v] - See also: feign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feigning
Literary usage of Feigning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies in Animal Behavior by Samuel Jackson Holmes (1916)
"XI THE INSTINCT OF feigning DEATH f IAHE so-called instinct of feigning death
... The expression feigning death is a misleading one to the extent that it is ..."
2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1878)
"... reports a peculiar case of feigning in order to secure greater attention.
The chief points are as follows:—A female patient under treatment for stenosis ..."
3. The Dawn of Reason: Or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir (1899)
"The habit of feigning death has introduced a figure of speech in the English
language, ... In the lower animals death-feigning is undoubtedly instinctive; ..."
4. South African Journal of Science by South African Association for the Advancement of Science (1907)
"... of death-feigning or death-shamming. In this state the animal appears and acts
as if dead. and. thinking of ..."
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