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Definition of Dissembling

Dissembling
Dissemble Dis*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] [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.
Dissembling
Dissembling Dis*sem"bling, a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.

Meaning of Dissembling from wikipedia

- A lie is an ****ertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone. The practice of communicating lies...
- "Culture of dissemblance" describes a "cult of secrecy" practiced by black women in the Reconstruction era American Middle West to "protect the sanctity...
- The Dissembled Wanton is a 1726 comedy play by the British writer Leonard Welsted. The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included James Quin as Lord Severne...
- strong..." Phil Hoad of The Guardian wrote "The layers of dissembling and self-dissembling pile up so thickly that not only does Na evidently touch on...
- nicknamed, enjo**** a period of po****rity. He was, however, "a consummate dissembler", who put the nation deep into debt while using much of the proceeds for...
- Polk, Khary (Summer 2013). "Malcolm X, ****ual Hearsay, and Masculine Dissemblance". Biography. 36 (3): 568–584. doi:10.1353/bio.2013.0029. JSTOR 24570210...
- Louis private eye with a Boston accent (Eugene Roche), whose deception, dissembling, and disturbing capacity for violence Magnum almost always underestimates...
- lying to their leaders, "Their disobedience herein was lawful, but their dissembling evil." 2 Chronicles 15:15-17 – King Asa "showed that he lacked zeal,...
- Justice — the former previously described Stanton as "selfish, insincere, a dissembler, and treacherous", and the latter having dissolved his friendship with...
- Tomb of the Cybermen when the Doctor is identified as "English" and, dissembling, plays along. Though David Tennant speaks with a natural Scottish accent...