feindre

Meaning

to fake; to feign

Concepts

pretend

feign

affect

dissemble

sham

fake

attitudinize

put on airs

pose

dissimulate

simulate

make-believe

make believe

fool

profess

make

act

assume

attitudinise

act superior

lord it over

queen it over

to feign

make out

make as if

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛ̃dʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French feindre, faindre, from Latin fingere.

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