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• feign

  Meaning

  • 1. To pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

  • 2. To invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse

  Examples

  • 1. Loki often feigns defeat to trick his adversaries, only to reveal a more devious plan.

  • 2. When confronted about the broken vase, Shinchan tried to feign innocence, even with the evidence all over the floor.

  • 3. Bruce Wayne must feign indifference to the crimes in Gotham to protect his identity as Batman.

  • 4. Doraemon feigned sleep whenever Nobita needed help with his homework late at night.