dissemble
verb
[ dɪˈsɛmb(ə)l ]
• conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.
• "an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble"
Similar:
dissimulate,
pretend,
deceive,
feign,
act,
masquerade,
sham,
fake,
bluff,
counterfeit,
pose,
posture,
hide one's feelings,
be dishonest,
put on a false front,
lie,
cover up,
conceal,
disguise,
hide,
mask,
veil,
shroud,
Origin:
late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal’.
