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feigns definition

feigns


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  feign 
 
  2  senses  of  feign 
 
  Sense  1 
  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
  =>  play  possum 
  =>  take  a  dive 
  =>  bullshit,  bull,  fake 
  =>  mouth 
 
  Sense  2 
  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
  =>  play 
  =>  feint 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  feign 
 
  2  senses  of  feign 
 
  Sense  1 
  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
  =>  play  possum 
  =>  take  a  dive 
  =>  bullshit,  bull,  fake 
  =>  mouth 
  =>  lip-synch,  lip-sync 
 
  Sense  2 
  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
  =>  play 
  =>  feint 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  feign 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  feign 
 
  2  senses  of  feign 
 
  Sense  1 
  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
  =>  misrepresent,  belie 
 
  Sense  2 
  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
  =>  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  feign 
 
  feign  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  feign 
 
  Sense  1 
  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble 
  =>  misrepresent,  belie 
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  Sense  2 
  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign 
  =>  dissemble,  pretend,  act 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  feign 
 
  The  verb  feign  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble  --  (make  believe;  "He  feigned  that  he  was  ill";  "He  shammed  a  headache") 
  2.  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign  --  (make  a  pretence  of  "She  assumed  indifference,  even  though  she  was  seething  with  anger";  "he  feigned  sleep") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  feign 
 
  The  verb  feign  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  feign,  sham,  pretend,  affect,  dissemble  --  (make  believe;  "He  feigned  that  he  was  ill";  "He  shammed  a  headache") 
  2.  simulate,  assume,  sham,  feign  --  (make  a  pretence  of  "She  assumed  indifference,  even  though  she  was  seething  with  anger";  "he  feigned  sleep") 



feigns definition