feign
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Learner's definition of FEIGN
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to pretend to feel or be affected by (something)
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He would often feign [=fake] illness to get out of class.
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He feigned being ill.
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feign death/surprise/madness/sleep/ignorance
— feigned
adjective-
She greeted him with feigned nonchalance.
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