Feigned Meaning
/ˈfeɪnd/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjBeing a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
"I have discovered that a feigned familiarity in great ones is a note of certain usurpation on the less. For great and popular men feign themselves to be servants to others to make those slaves to them. So the fisher provides bait for the trout, roach, dace, &c., that they may be food to him."
""I have passed my word," said Jowl with feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?""— 1841, Charles Dickens, chapter 9, in The Old Curiosity Shop, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014:
verbsimple past and past participle of feign
Sentence Examples
He feigned indifference to the girl.
Loving, of enemies is another dogma of feigned morality, and has besides no meaning.
He feigned not to notice the two strangers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
With a ____ smile, she pretended not to hear the insult.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He ____ illness so that he could stay home from school and play video games all day long.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
With a ____ smile, she pretended not to hear the insult.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He ____ illness so that he could stay home from school and play video games all day long.