Meanings
noundissembling (countable and uncountable, plural dissemblings)
plural dissemblings
- countableuncountableThe action of the verb dissemble
The lies and dissemblings about this period are beyond most people's imaginations.
2005, C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make Or Find, page 82
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dissemble
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpretending with intention to deceive
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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