dissimulation
noun
[ dɪˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n ]
• concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence.
• "an attempt at dissimulation"
Similar:
pretence,
dissembling,
misrepresentation,
deceit,
dishonesty,
duplicity,
lying,
guile,
subterfuge,
feigning,
falsification,
shamming,
faking,
bluff,
bluffing,
counterfeiting,
posturing,
hypocrisy,
double-dealing,
concealment,
concealing,
masking,
disguising,
hiding,
veiling,
shrouding,
codology,
kidology,
• a flock of small birds.
• "his audience consisted of a dissimulation of birds"
