To invent or imagine; utter, relate, or represent falsely or deceitfully.To make a false appearance of; counterfeit; simulate; pretend: as, to feign death.To dissemble; disguise; conceal.Reflexively, to show a sudden weakness; become weak or faint.Synonyms To affect, simulate, profess.To make believe; practise dissimulation or false representation; dissemble.To sing with a low voice.n. Dissimulation; deception; falsehood.