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feigning
[ fey-ning ]
noun
- the act of pretending or putting on a show in order to deceive:
The feigning of hurt feelings is just a manipulative ploy she uses.
adjective
- putting on a show in order to deceive; pretending:
“It hurts,” moaned the feigning child on the floor, gripping her ankle in a convincing display of pain.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱ·Բ· adverb
- ܲ·ڱ·Բ adjective
- un·ڱ·Բ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of feigning1
Example Sentences
“Oh, that? Don’t know what you’re talking about,” Texans tight end Dalton Schultz said, feigning ignorance before easing into a wide smile.
Another couple tried on foot, feigning oblivion to the officers blocking the road.
Right-wing commentators spent an entire day feigning outrage that ABC’s debate moderators dared to challenge at least a few of the ex-president’s blatantly false assertions.
Whether in denial of just feigning it, the impact of such entreaties is likely to be the same.
Then, feigning originalism in Dobbs, they vitiated Equal Protection, elevating the legal rights of zygotes over those of living, breathing women, citing 12th-century mores when men like Alito burned women like me at the stake.
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