dissimulation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/ UK /dɪˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
concealment of one's true feelings or motives through pretense

Her cheerfulness was pure dissimulation; inside she was furious.

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Synonyms

1 noun · concealment of one's true... dissembling pretense deceit feigning duplicity concealment

Opposites

candor frankness honesty openness sincerity

Word family

Related forms dissimulate simulation dissemble

Etymology

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

dissimulatio Latin simulare Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dissimulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. concealment of one's true feelings or motives through pretense

## Examples
- Her cheerfulness was pure dissimulation; inside she was furious.

## Synonyms
- dissembling
- pretense
- deceit
- feigning
- duplicity
- concealment

## Antonyms
- candor
- frankness
- honesty
- openness
- sincerity

## Related Forms
- dissimulate
- simulation
- dissemble

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dissimulatio
- Root: simulare

## 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.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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