[verb] [T] [literary] - to pretend to feel (esp. an emotion)You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.For the sake of politeness she responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.I don't want to go tonight - I think I shall feign a headache.
FEIGN
Meaning of FEIGN in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012