feigned
[ feynd ]
/ feɪnd /
adjective
pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
assumed; fictitious: a feigned name.
disguised: a feigned voice.
OTHER WORDS FROM feigned
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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, adverbExample sentences from the Web for feigned
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, adverbWord Origin for feign
C13: from Old French
feindre to pretend, from Latin
fingere to form, shape, invent