FEIGN


Meaning of FEIGN in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

feign interest (= pretend to be interested )

Ted scanned the report, feigning interest.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Bernstein returned to his desk, feigning unconcern.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

At decision-making time these consequences are simply left unmentioned, allowing organizational leaders to feign surprise when qualitative costs finally assert themselves.

I know I should be kind and concerned and that I should at least feign pathos.

I saw that her reluctance to be taken had been feigned, or part-feigned.

The silence I feigned does not mean you are not in my thoughts.

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