feigned

/ˈfeɪnd/ adj

Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.

Word Origin Feigned comes from Latin 'fingere', which meant both to shape clay and to shape a story — to pretend. So when something is feigned, it's molded, not real. The same root gives us 'fiction' (something shaped in words), 'figure' (a shape), and 'effigy' (a shaped likeness). The '-ed' makes it past tense: a feigned emotion is one that was crafted, not felt. The PIE root *dheigh- also gives us 'dough' — something you shape.

adj Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.

She gave a feigned smile to hide her disappointment.

(形容词) 假装的;虚伪的;虚假的

她露出虚假的微笑来掩饰失望。

(adjetivo) fingido; simulado; falso [Que es una farsa, simulación o imitación, o algo falso o fraudulento.]

Ella dio una sonrisa **fingida** para ocultar su decepción.

(adjectif) feint; simulé; faux; fictif; contrefait [Qui est simulé ou feint ; faux, non sincère.]

Elle a esquissé un sourire feint pour masquer sa déception.

(Adjektiv) vorgetäuscht; gespielt; erheuchelt [vorgeblich, simuliert oder vorgetäuscht; nicht echt oder aufrichtig.]

Sie zeigte ein **feigned** Lächeln, um ihre Enttäuschung zu verbergen.

(形容詞) 偽りの、装われた、偽装された。本物ではないもの。

彼女は失望を隠すために、作り笑いを浮かべた。

(adjetivo) fingido; simulado; falso; forjado [Que constitui uma pretensão, simulação ou falsificação, ou algo falso ou fraudulento.]

Ela deu um sorriso fingido para esconder sua decepção.

verb simple past and past participle of feign

He feigned illness to avoid the meeting.

(动词) 假装了;伪装了 【假装了的】

他假装生病以避免参加会议。

(verbo) fingió; fingido; simuló [pretérito simple y participio pasado de feign]

Él **fingió** estar enfermo para evitar la reunión.

(verbe) Prétérit simple et participe passé du verbe feign.

Il a feint d'être malade pour éviter la réunion.

(Verb) vortäuschte; heuchelte [Vergangenheitsform und Partizip Perfekt von *feign*: etwas vortäuschen oder simulieren.]

Er **feigned** Krankheit, um der Besprechung zu entgehen.

(動詞) 装った(動詞「装う」の過去形および過去分詞形)

彼は会議をサボるために病気を装った。

(verbo) fingido; simulado; falso; fabricado [passado simples e particípio passado de fingir]

Ele fingiu estar doente para evitar a reunião.

Word parts: feign + ed

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