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Synonyms for feigned
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : feynd |
Phonetic Transcription : feɪnd |
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Définition of feigned
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French feign-, present participle stem of feindre "pretend, represent, imitate, shirk" (12c.), from Latin fingere "to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change" (see fiction). Related: Feigned; feigning.
- adj pretended
- There was nothing forced nor feigned in these testimonials of loyalty to George the Second.
- Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- James Osborne, the youthful cashier, feigned complete paralysis.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- In order to prevent running, I feigned illness, too, and went to another.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- So surely as she came into the room, however, Martin feigned to fall asleep.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- I asked, in feigned surprise, for I could not resist tormenting her a little.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.
- Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
- He nodded his head and went on smoking; so I lay down and feigned to close my eyes.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Then he, too, feigned a growing anxiety and went to join Nicholas.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- The king, though he feigned to be displeased, still encouraged them to do so.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- “Well, nobody particular,” was her reply, with feigned unconcern.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
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