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dissimulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceit, deception, dissembling |
| Type of | misrepresentation, falsification |
| Has types | cheating, chicane, chicanery, delusion, double-dealing, duplicity, fakery, feigning, four flush, guile, head game, illusion, impersonation, imposture, indirection, obscurantism, pretence, pretending, pretense, shenanigan, simulation, take-in, trickery, bluff, wile, cheat |
| Derivation | dissimulate |
Examples of dissimulation
dissimulation
It means the art and science of dissimulation, particularly in matters of religion.
From the theatlantic.com
Unskilled in the royal talent of dissimulation, he always was what he appeared to be.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This is not dissimulation, but users are not concerned with the internal workings of the product.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Unsurprisingly, both options are undesirable to the bankers, hence the lobbying effort and dissimulation.
From the economist.com
I covered the Pentagon 20 years ago, when access was easy, especially if you used a bit of charm or dissimulation.
From the economist.com
Lying and dissimulation are commonplace.
From the time.com
There is dissimulation among the tribesmen.
From the economist.com
At its best, Majd's approach evokes ketman, the ancient Persian principle of dissimulation before a powerful foe.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Deception: the act of deceiving
- (dissimulate) hide (feelings) from other people
- (dissimulative) concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts"
- (dissimulator) hypocrite: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
- Dissimulation is a form of deception in which one conceals the truth. It consists of concealing the truth, or in the case of half-truths, concealing parts of the truth, like inconvenient or secret information. ...
- (Dissimulate (album)) Dissimulate is the second album, released in 2002, by the death metal band The Berzerker. This is, so far, the only full-length album the band has released that features an actual drummer instead of a drum machine.
- (dissimulate) To practise deception by concealment or omission or by feigning a false appearance; To hide or disguise by adopting a false appearance; To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice
- Projection and normalization of paranoia (esp. of existential threat) into public consciousness such that the reaction causes the phenomenon; creation of self-fulfilling prophecy
