feigned

Word Origin & History

c.1300, from Old French feign-, present participle stem of feindre "pretend, represent, imitate, shirk" (12c.), from Latin fingere "to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change" (see fiction). Related: Feigned; feigning.

Example Sentences forfeigned

There was nothing forced nor feigned in these testimonials of loyalty to George the Second.

James Osborne, the youthful cashier, feigned complete paralysis.

In order to prevent running, I feigned illness, too, and went to another.

So surely as she came into the room, however, Martin feigned to fall asleep.

I asked, in feigned surprise, for I could not resist tormenting her a little.

When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.

He nodded his head and went on smoking; so I lay down and feigned to close my eyes.

Then he, too, feigned a growing anxiety and went to join Nicholas.

The king, though he feigned to be displeased, still encouraged them to do so.

“Well, nobody particular,” was her reply, with feigned unconcern.

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pretentious

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spurious

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unnatural

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