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dissimulation (countable and uncountable, plural dissimulations)

1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.

   Synonyms: deceptiveness, trickery, underhandedness; see also Thesaurus:deceit

   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Changes in London”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 233:

     Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.

2. Hiding one's feelings or intentions.

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