Feign has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
2
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
"he feigned sleep"
3
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
Example Sentences
"He feigned that he was ill"
verb
"He shammed a headache"
verb
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
verb
"he feigned sleep"
verb
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