feigned

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb (transitive)

  Pretended or falsely claimed, especially for the purpose of deception.

  - "He feigned illness to avoid going to school."
  - "The actor feigned death on stage."

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Synonyms

front , put on airs

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with feigned
deigned , rained , mained

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Variants

List of all variants of feigned that leads to same result
feigned , feign , feigner , feigners , feigning , feigns

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'counterfeit' or 'forged', from Old French feindre, 'to pretend, feign'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'feign' comes from the Old French word feindre, which means 'to pretend'.

2. In law, a feigned issue is a false claim or allegation made during a legal proceeding.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deception: Feigned is a form of deception where someone pretends or falsely represents something to be true.

2. Acting: Feigned can also refer to the art of acting, where an actor pretends to be someone else for the purpose of entertaining an audience.

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Culture

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In literature, 'feigned' has been used to describe characters who pretend or act in a way that is not genuine. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Hamlet feigns madness to uncover the truth about his father's death.

How to Memorize "feigned"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone pretending or acting in a way that is not genuine.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'feigned' with the idea of pretending or deceit.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym FEADED: Feign, Exaggerate, Act, Deceive, Engage, Deliver.

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