FEIGN


Meaning of FEIGN in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

If someone ~s a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true. (FORMAL)

One morning, I didn’t want to go to school, and decided to ~ illness...

‘Giles phoned this morning,’ Mirella said with ~ed indifference.

= affect

VERB: V n, V-ed, also V to-inf

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