Dissimulation

/dɪˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or practice of hiding one's true feelings, intentions, or character; deception through disguise or pretense.

Etymology

From Latin dissimulatio, formed from dissimulare with the -tion suffix. This noun describes the practice or result of dissimulating. It appears in literature and philosophy as a studied form of deception.

Kelly Says

Dissimulation was considered an art form in Renaissance courts—Machiavelli discussed it as a necessary political skill, and writers would describe courtiers' dissimulation as they navigated deadly political intrigue where honesty meant death.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መኰስ (meqes)
me-qes
ARالعربية
إخفاء (ikhfāʾ)
ik-hfa-ʾ
BNবাংলা
ছুপিয়ে রাখা (chupiye rakha)
chupi-ye rak-ha
CACatalà
amagar
a-ma-gar
CSČeština
maskování
mas-ko-va-nie
DADansk
maskering
mas-ke-ring
DEDeutsch
Verschleierung
ver-shlay-ring
ELΕλληνικά
σκέψεις (skepseis)
skep-se-is
ESEspañol
disimulación
dis-i-mu-la-sión
FAفارسی
پنهان کاری (panhan kari)
pan-han ka-ri
FISuomi
peitely
pye-te-ly
FRFrançais
dissimulation
dis-si-mu-la-tion
GUGU
છુપાવવું (chhupaavvu)
chhu-pa-av-vu
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
הסתרה (hishtarah)
his-ta-ra
HIहिन्दी
छिपाना (chhipāṇā)
chhip-a-na
HUMagyar
eltitkolás
el-tit-kol-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyembunyian
pen-ye-m-bun-yi-an
IGIG
gba agba
gba ag-ba
ITItaliano
dissimulazione
dis-si-mu-la-zione
JA日本語
隠蔽 (inpei)
in-pei
KKKK
gizdet
giz-det
KMKM
លាក់ (laak)
laak
KO한국어
숨김 (sumgim)
sum-gim
MRMR
खळाळणे (khalaalane)
kha-la-a-lane
MSBahasa Melayu
penyembunyian
pen-ye-m-bun-yi-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဆုံး (sone)
so-ne
NLNederlands
verbergings
ver-berg-ings
NONorsk
maskering
mas-ke-ring
PAPA
ਗੁਪਤ ਰਖਣਾ (guptarakhna)
gup-tar-akh-na
PLPolski
maskowanie
mas-ko-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
dissimulação
dis-si-mu-la-ção
RORomână
ascuns
a-s-cuns
RUРусский
скрытие (skrytie)
skry-tie
SVSvenska
döljandet
döl-jan-det
SWKiswahili
ficha
fi-cha
TAதமிழ்
மறைப்பு (maraippu)
ma-rai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
తప్పుడు చెప్పడం (tappudu cheppadam)
tap-pu-du chep-pa-dam
THไทย
ซ่อน (son)
son
TLTL
lihim
li-him
TRTürkçe
gizleme
giz-le-me
UKУкраїнська
ховання (khovannya)
kho-van-nya
URاردو
چھپانا (chhpanā)
chh-pa-na
VITiếng Việt
ẩn giấu
an-giau
YOYO
fiwọ
fi-wo
ZH中文
掩饰 (yǎnshì)
yan-shi
ZUZU
hlasela
ha-se-la

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