Definitions for dissimulation
dis·sim·u·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulationnoun

   the act of deceiving

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dissimulationnoun

   The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.

2. dissimulationnoun

   Hiding one's feelings or purposes.

3. Etymology: From dissimulatio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dissimulationnoun

   The act of dissembling; hypocrisy; fallacious appearance; false pretensions.

   Etymology: dissimulatio, Latin.

   Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy; for it asketh a strong wit, and a strong heart, to know when to tell truth, and to do it. Francis Bacon, Essay 6.

   He added not; and Satan, bowing low
   His grey dissimulation, disappear’d
   Into thin air diffus’d. John Milton, Paradise Regain’d, b. i.

   Dissimulation may be taken for a bare concealment of one’s mind, in which sense we commonly say, that it is prudence to dissemble injuries. Robert South, Sermons.

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1. dissimulation

   Dissimulation is the act of concealing or disguising one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions, often through deceptive or misleading behavior. It involves presenting oneself falsely or pretending to be what one is not.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Dissimulationnoun

   the act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy

2. Etymology: [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.]

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1. Dissimulation

   Dissimulation is a form of deception in which one conceals the truth. It consists of concealing the truth, or in the case of half-truths, concealing parts of the truth, like inconvenient or secret information. Dissimulation differs from simulation, in which one exhibits false information. Dissimulation commonly takes the form of concealing one's ability in order to gain the element of surprise over an opponent. Francis Bacon has the following to say on the distinction between simulation and dissimulation, "Dissimulation, in the negative; when a man lets fall signs and arguments, that he is not, that he is... Simulation, in the affirmative; when a man industriously and expressly feigns and pretends to be, that he is not." The essay from which this comes can be found here.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissimulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dissimulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissimulation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dissimulation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dissimulation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissimulation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dissimulation
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dissimulation