dissembling

English Thesaurus

1. the act of deceiving (noun.act)

hypernym	:	falsification, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a willful perversion of facts (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fakery,
definition	:	the act of faking (or the product of faking) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	indirection,
definition	:	deceitful action that is not straightforward (noun.act)

hyponym	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	double-dealing, duplicity,
definition	:	acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cheat, cheating,
definition	:	a deception for profit to yourself (noun.act)

hyponym	:	delusion, head game, illusion,
definition	:	the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas (noun.act)

hyponym	:	feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation,
definition	:	the act of giving a false appearance (noun.act)

hyponym	:	impersonation, imposture,
definition	:	pretending to be another person (noun.act)

hyponym	:	obscurantism,
definition	:	a deliberate act intended to make something obscure (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bluff, four flush,
definition	:	the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards (noun.act)

hyponym	:	take-in,
definition	:	the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone (noun.act)

2. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	deceit, deception, misrepresentation,
definition	:	a misleading falsehood (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	bluff,
definition	:	pretense that your position is stronger than it really is (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	pretext, stalking-horse,
definition	:	something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	hypocrisy, lip service,
definition	:	an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction (noun.communication)

3. the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	betray, deceive, lead astray,
definition	:	cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

derivation	:	dissimulate,
definition	:	hide (feelings) from other people (verb.perception)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

4. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	pretentious,
definition	:	making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all)

5. the act of deceiving (noun.act)

derivation	:	betray, deceive, lead astray,
definition	:	cause someone to believe an untruth (verb.communication)

derivation	:	dissimulate,
definition	:	hide (feelings) from other people (verb.perception)

derivation	:	cozen, deceive, delude, lead on,
definition	:	be false to; be dishonest with (verb.social)

6. pretending with intention to deceive (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	pretentious,
definition	:	making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all)