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feign
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- pronunciation:
- feIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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verb |
| inflections: |
feigns, feigning, feigned |
| definition: |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of.
She feigned sleep when her mother looked into the room.- similar words:
- assume, fake
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| related words: |
affect, disguise, profess |
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| derivations: |
feigned (adj.), feigningly (adv.), feigner (n.) |
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