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verb
- 1. pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury): "she feigned nervousness" Similar
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FEIGN definition: 1. to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. : 2. to pretend to have a particular…. Learn more.
1. a. : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression. feign death. b. : to assert as if true : pretend. He feigned that he was not feeling well so that he could leave the party early. 2. archaic. : invent, imagine. b. : to give fictional representation to. 3. obsolete : disguise, conceal. intransitive verb. : pretend, dissemble.
Feign definition: to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of. See examples of FEIGN used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. to put on a show of (a quality or emotion); pretend 2. to make up; invent 3. to copy; imitate.... Click for more definitions.
FEIGN meaning: 1. to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc. : 2. to pretend to have a particular…. Learn more.
Definitions of feign. verb. make believe with the intent to deceive. “He feigned that he was ill” synonyms: affect, dissemble, pretend, sham. make, make believe, pretend. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. see more. verb. make a pretence of. “he feigned sleep” synonyms: assume, sham, simulate. see more.
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness. 2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
FEIGN definition: If you feign an emotion, illness, etc, you pretend to have it: . Learn more.
Definition of feign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
feign meaning, definition, what is feign: to pretend to have a particular feeling ...: Learn more.
