Feign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /feɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Feign is a verb meaning To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
Meaning
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
More Meanings
- To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
- To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
Example Sentences
They feigned her signature on the cheque.
The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.
He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.
She had not been much of a dissembler, until now her loneliness taught her to feign.
Word Forms
- feigns
- feigning
- feigned
Synonyms for feign
Depending on context, synonyms include front, deceive, affect, sham, assume, simulate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pretend, sham, dissemble, affect, assume, simulate.
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