FEIGNING
/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
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Definition
/ˈfeɪnɪŋ/
verb
- To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.“The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.”
- To imagine; to invent; to pretend.“He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.”
- To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
noun
- Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
Source: Wiktionary
