idiom

Meanings

• Idiom

  To act contrary to one's true feelings or intentions.

  - "She feigned interest in his story, but in reality, she was bored."
  - "Despite his denial, it was clear that he had stolen the money."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɪdɪəm/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

dialect , language , languoid , lect , vernacular , expression , form of words , locution , phrase

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with idiom
rain , chain , pain , gain

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Homophones

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1. fain
   

2. fane
   

3. fean
   

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Variants

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idiom , idioms

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Etymology

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The origin of the idiom 'feign' is Old French 'feigner', meaning 'to pretend, to counterfeit'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'feign' was used in the 15th century to describe actors on stage who wore masks to portray different characters.

2. The word 'feign' is related to the word 'figure', as both words have Latin roots meaning 'to shape or form'.

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Related Concepts

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1. dissemble: Another idiom that means to hide or conceal the truth, similar to 'feign'. Dissemble comes from the Latin 'dis-' meaning 'apart' and 'semper' meaning 'always', indicating a constant act of concealment.

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Quotes

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1. She is a populist in politics, as she repeatedly makes clear for no very clear reason. Yet the "idiom" of the populace is not popular with her.

   - P. J. O'Rourke,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},9 Oct. 2005

2. We need to explicate the ways in which specific themes, fears, forms of consciousness, and class relationships are embedded in the use of Africanist "idiom" …

   - Toni Morrison,{it}Playing in the Dark{/it},1992

3. And the prospect of recovering a nearly lost language, the "idiom" and scrappy slang of the postwar period …

   - Don DeLillo,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},7 Sept. 1997

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Culture

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The idiom 'feign' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in Shakespearean plays, to depict characters who hide their true emotions or intentions.

How to Memorize "idiom"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone wearing a mask, hiding their true feelings.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the idiom with the word 'pretend' or 'act'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Feigning Interest: Fake It Earnestly'.

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