dissemble (verb) - to conceal, hide, or feign; to put on a false appearance [dih-sem-buhl]
BREAKDOWN: DIS- (completely) + SEMBLE- (imitate)
a dissembler is one who dissembles; a hypocrite or fake
See also: verisimilitude, simulate
"Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt." —James Baldwin
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