dissemble
to hide true feelings or intentions
Roots
- dis- / dif-: apart, away, not, reversal, or disruption
- simil / simul: like or resembling
Other words with the simil / simul root
- assimilate: to absorb or become similar
- dissimilar: not alike
- facsimile: an exact copy
- similar: alike in some way
- simile: comparison using like or as
- simulacrum: an image, copy, or hollow imitation
- simulate: to imitate or model
Dissemble hides through false likeness: the outside does not match the inside.
He tried to dissemble his disappointment but his silence gave him away.