Etymology

dissimulation

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Today it means: The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. Full definition →

Middle English dissimulacioun ← Old French dissimulation ← Latin dissimulātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdissimulātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromdissimulation
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdissimulacioun
  4. English todaydissimulation

Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.

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