## Etymology
From Latin dissimulatio ('a disguising'), from dissimulare ('to disguise, hide'), from dis- ('not') + simulare ('to copy, represent'), from similis ('like').

## AI Etymology
Dissimulation is from Latin dissimulatio ('a disguising'), from dissimulare ('to disguise, hide'), from dis- ('not') + simulare ('to copy, represent'), from similis ('like'). The ancestry passes through Latin dissimulatio and Latin simulare. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "concealment of one's true feelings or motives through pretense", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dissimulate, simulation, and dissemble.

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