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dissimulative

/dɪˈsɪm.jʊ.lə.tɪv/

Traduction: Adjectif rare ou littéraire décrivant une personne qui cache ses véritables sentiments, pensées ou intentions, souvent par feinte ou tromperie.

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adjective

C2formalcommonobsolète/dɪˈsɪm.jʊ.lə.tɪv/

An obsolete adjective describing a tendency to hide or conceal one's true feelings, thoughts, or intentions; characterized by pretense or deception.

  • 🇫🇷Adjectif rare ou littéraire décrivant une personne qui cache ses véritables sentiments, pensées ou intentions, souvent par feinte ou tromperie.
  1. Concealing true intentions C2 formal

    Tending to hide one's true feelings, motives, or beliefs under a false appearance, often with the aim of deceiving others.

    • His dissimulative smile did not fool anyone in the room.
    • She used a dissimulative tone to mask her disappointment.
    • The politician's dissimulative promises were later exposed as lies.

    🇫🇷Dissimulateur

    Synonymes: cunningdeceitfuldissemblingduplicitousfalsefeigningguilefulhypocriticalinsincereslytwo-facedunderhanded

    Antonymes: artlesscandidforthrightfrankgenuineguilelesshonestopensincerestraightforward

  • more dissimulative comparative form
  • most dissimulative superlative form