dissimulation

English

Etymology

From Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō.

Noun

dissimulation (plural dissimulations)

1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
2. Hiding one's feelings or purposes.

Translations

the act of concealing the truth

• Bulgarian: преструвка (bg) (prestruvka), лицемерие (bg) (licemerie)
• French: dissimulation (fr) f
• Greek: συγκάλυψη (el) f (sygkálypsi), απόκρυψη (el) f (apókrypsi)

• Italian: dissimulazione (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forstillelse (no) m

Related terms

• dissimulate