feigning
noun
1. pretending with intention to deceive
Similar word(s): dissembling, pretence, pretense
Definition categories: communication, deceit, deception, misrepresentation
2. the act of giving a false appearance
Similar word(s): pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation
Definition categories: act, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
verb
1. present participle of feign