Definitions for dissemble
dɪˈsɛm bəldis·sem·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissembleverb

   make believe with the intent to deceive

   "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

2. dissemble, cloak, maskverb

   hide under a false appearance

   "He masked his disappointment"

3. dissemble, pretend, actverb

   behave unnaturally or affectedly

   "She's just acting"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissembleverb

   To disguise or conceal something; to feign.

2. dissembleverb

   To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.

3. dissembleverb

   To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DISSEMBLEverb

   Etymology: dissimulo, Latin; semblance, dissemblance, and probably dissembler, in old French.

   1. To hide under false appearance; to conceal; to pretend that not to be which really is.

   Your son Lucentio
   Doth love my daughter, and she loveth him,
   Or both dissemble deeply their affections. William Shakespeare.

   She answered, that her soul was God’s; and touching her faith, as she could not change, so she would not dissemble it. John Hayward.

   2. To pretend that to be which is not. This is not the true signification.

   In vain, on the dissembl’d mother’s tongue,
   Had cunning art and sly persuasion hung;
   And real care in vain, and native love
   In the true parent’s panting breast had strove. Matthew Prior.

2. To Dissembleverb

   To play the hypocrite.

   Ye dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, pray for us. Jer. xlii. 20.

   I would dissemble with my nature, where
   My fortunes, and my friends, at stake, requir’d
   I should do so in honour. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   I am curtail’d of this fair proportion,
   Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
   Deform’d, unfinish’d. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   Thy function too will varnish o’er our arts,
   And sanctify dissembling. Nicholas Rowe, Ambitious Stepmother.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissemble

   A lie is an assertion that is believed to be false, typically used with the purpose of deceiving or misleading someone. The practice of communicating lies is called lying. A person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies can be interpreted as deliberately false statements or misleading statements. Lies may also serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions; for instance, perjury, or the act of lying under oath, can result in criminal and civil charges being pressed against the perjurer. Although people in many cultures believe that deception can be detected by observing nonverbal behaviors (e.g. not making eye contact, fidgeting, stuttering) research indicates that people overestimate both the significance of such cues and their ability to make accurate judgements about deception. More generally, people's ability to make true judgments is affected by biases towards accepting incoming information and interpreting feelings as evidence of truth. People do not always check incoming assertions against their memory.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissembleverb

   to hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask

2. Dissembleverb

   to put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign

3. Dissembleverb

   to conceal the real fact, motives, /tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissemble

   dis-sem′bl, v.t. to represent a thing as unlike what it actually is: to put an untrue semblance upon: to disguise: to conceal: (Shak.) to make unlike.—v.i. to assume a false appearance: to play the hypocrite: to dissimulate—ns. Dissem′blance (rare), want of resemblance: the act of dissembling; Dissem′bler; Dissem′bling.—p.adj. deceiving, hypocritical.—adv. Dissem′blingly. [O. Fr. dessembler, to be unlike, from L. dissimulāre—dissimilis, unlike—dis, neg., and similis, like.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissemble in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissemble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissemble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissemble
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dissemble
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissemble
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissemble
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dissemble