Definitions for feigned
feɪndfeigned

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. feignedadjective

   not genuine

   "feigned sympathy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. feignedadjective

   Pertaining to a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.

   1841 "I have passed my word," said Jowl with feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?" Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 9.

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1. feigned

   Feigned refers to something simulated or pretended; insincere. It generally means to give a false appearance or impression, often with the aim to deceive or trick.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Feigned

   of Feign

2. Feignedadjective

   not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false

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Anagrams for feigned »

1. feeding

How to pronounce feigned?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say feigned in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of feigned in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of feigned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of feigned in a Sentence

1. Assistant District Attorney Melissa Woodward:

   This was by all accounts a double murder with a pitiful feigned suicide attempt by the defendant.

2. Joseph Brodsky:

   The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even -- if you will -- eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with.

3. Rooma Mehra:

   People do not relate to softness anymore - in talk or under the guise of misunderstanding - they seem satisfied when they have proved to themselves that softness was feigned or blatant pretence and they were right in thinking hard and ugly thoughts of sarcasm, spite or other hurtful intentions

4. Riek Machar:

   The massacres against Nuer in Juba, South Sudan triggered the present civil war, which Kiir feigned as a coup against the state. Our people and the whole world know there was no coup. It all started as a political dispute within the SPLM Governance.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=feigned
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Feigned
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feigned
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=feigned