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feign

/feɪn/

Meanings
verb
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

Examples :

"The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam."
appearance character action human mind

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

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feigned verb

/ˈfeɪnd/

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

"The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam."

Illustration pretence

pretence noun

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.

"She helped her little brother with his homework under the pretence of enjoying math, when really she just wanted to watch her favorite TV show afterward. "

Illustration simulate

simulate verb

/-jə-/

To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

"We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter."

Illustration punishment

punishment noun

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

"The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "

Illustration opponent

opponent noun

/ɒpəʊnənt/

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

Illustration appointed

appointed verb

/əˈpɔɪntɪd/

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

"The school principal appointed Friday afternoon for the parent-teacher conferences. "

Illustration sickness

sickness noun

/ˈsɪknɪs/

The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness.

"The sickness kept him from attending school for a week. "

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counterfeit noun

/ˈkaʊn.tɚˌfɪt/

A non-genuine article; a fake.

"The store owner discovered a counterfeit bill in the customer's payment. "

Illustration imagine

imagine noun

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/

A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

"That short imagine about my favorite teacher, Ms. Davis, is so cute. "

Illustration pretend

pretend verb

/pɹɪˈtɛnd/

To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.

"The student pretended he didn't hear the teacher's instructions to avoid getting in trouble. "

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actually adverb

/-ɪ/ /ˈæk.(t)ʃu.ə.li/

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."