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dissimulation

The English word “dissimulation” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
  2. Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.

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