feign

feign is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.
2. transitive verb. To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.
3. transitive verb. To dissemble; to conceal.
4. verb. make believe with the intent to deceive

   "He feigned that he was ill"

   "He shammed a headache"

   Synonyms: affect, dissemble, pretend, sham

5. verb. make a pretence of

   "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"

   "he feigned sleep"

   Synonyms: assume, sham, simulate

Synonyms

affect, dissemble, pretend, sham, assume, simulate

Common word forms

feigns, feigned, feigner, feigning

Words from these letters

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