feigned

[ feynd ]
/ feɪnd /

adjective

pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
assumed; fictitious: a feigned name.
disguised: a feigned voice.

Origin of feigned

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at feign, -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM feigned

feign·ed·ly [fey-nid-lee] /ˈfeɪ nɪd li/, adverb feign·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby feigned

Definition for feigned (2 of 2)

feign
[ feyn ]
/ feɪn /

verb (used with object)

to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.

verb (used without object)

to make believe; pretend: She's only feigning, she isn't really ill.

Origin of feign

1250–1300; Middle English fei(g)nen < Old French feign-, present stem of feindre < Latin fingere to shape, invent, feign

OTHER WORDS FROM feign

feign·er, noun feign·ing·ly, adverb un·feign·ing, adjective un·feign·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH feign

fain faint feign feint

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British Dictionary definitions for feigned

feign
/ (feɪn) /

verb

to put on a show of (a quality or emotion); pretend to feign innocence
(tr) to make up; invent to feign an excuse
(tr) to copy; imitate to feign someone's laugh

Derived forms of feign

feigner, noun feigningly, adverb

Word Origin for feign

C13: from Old French feindre to pretend, from Latin fingere to form, shape, invent