dissimulation
Example Sentences
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For the Sankara family the trial is “a chance to heal,” he said — and to establish the realities about a young leader whose story has been blurred by years of mythmaking, dissimulation and lies.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022
This attitude often implies a bit of dissimulation, in particular on the part of the group leader.
From Scientific American • Apr. 16, 2021
“Its present meaning is: the assumption of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, with dissimulation of real characters or inclinations.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2020
A mask can suggest a belligerent, go-it-alone attitude, and it also obscures, hinting at a possibility of dissimulation or deception.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2020
Mordred went over to him with haste, with a sort of shamefaced dissimulation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing dissimulation
"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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