[ dɪ'sɛmb(ə)l ]
■ verb hide or disguise one's true motives or feelings.
Derivatives
dissemblance noun
~r noun
Origin
ME: alt. (suggested by semblance ) of obs. dissimule , via OFr. from L. dissimulare 'disguise, conceal'.
[ dɪ'sɛmb(ə)l ]
■ verb hide or disguise one's true motives or feelings.
Derivatives
dissemblance noun
~r noun
Origin
ME: alt. (suggested by semblance ) of obs. dissimule , via OFr. from L. dissimulare 'disguise, conceal'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004