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feigning

[ fey-ning ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڱ𾱲·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·ڱ𾱲·Բ adjective
  • un·ڱ𾱲·Բ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of feigning1

First recorded in 1350–1400; feign ( def ) + -ing 1( def ) for the noun; feign ( def ) + -ing 2( def ) for the adjective
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“Oh, that? Don’t know what you’re talking about,” Texans tight end Dalton Schultz said, feigning ignorance before easing into a wide smile.

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Another couple tried on foot, feigning oblivion to the officers blocking the road.

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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.

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Whether in denial of just feigning it, the impact of such entreaties is likely to be the same.

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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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