dissemblance
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Diana’s story is, for better and worse, the ultimate proof that glamour is not the same as happiness; indeed, it is an art of dissemblance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
For “The Water Diviner,” his muddled directorial debut about love in the time of war and dissemblance, Russell Crowe wanted to go full David Lean while nodding at Peter Weir’s “Gallipoli.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015
She believed dissemblance necessary, and so she had no hesitation in dissembling.
From The Tigress by Anne Warner
"I see where you are heading, but——" "I do not like dissemblance, Stephen," she warned.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
The incomparable treachery of Pontiac in endeavoring to secure the Fort by dissemblance of friendship was further evidenced by his pretence at a truce.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by John Rudd
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