Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
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Origin
- Latindissimulātor
- Englishdissimulator
From Latin dissimulātor, from dissimulāre (“to conceal, to pretend, to neglect”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from dissimilis (“unlike”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Equivalent to dissimulate + -or.
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