dissembling
/dɪˈsɛmblɪŋ/
noun
- The act of hiding one's true feelings or intentions; pretense or deception.
- Dissembling may work for a while, but the truth usually comes out.
- His dissembling was obvious when he pretended to be happy about the news.
- The court saw through her dissembling and knew she was not telling the truth.
adjective
- Tending to hide one's true feelings or intentions; deceitful or hypocritical.
- His dissembling words made it hard to know what he really thought.
- She gave a dissembling smile that did not reach her eyes.
- The dissembling politician promised reform but did the opposite.