Dissembler
1dissembler — ⇒DISSEMBLER, verbe trans. Rare. Dissembler (de). Différencier (de) : • ... confirmée dans la rareté de son caractère, elle reçoit une louange des disparates qu elle se découvre et sa supériorité s augmente de tout ce qui la dissemble des autres.… …
2Dissembler — Dis*sem bler, n. One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite. [1913 Webster] It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Priests,… …
3dissembler — 1520s, agent noun from DISSEMBLE (Cf. dissemble) …
4dissembler — A highly literary word, rather than one which occurs in relaxed conversation. A dissembler is one who hides his true motives or emotions. She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith, has George Hastings calling Constance ‘thou dear dissembler’ …
5dissembler — dissemble ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s true motives or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissembler noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare disguise, conceal …
6dissembler — noun see dissemble …
7dissembler — See dissemblance. * * * …
8dissembler — noun someone who dissembles Syn: hypocrite, phoney, pretender …
9dissembler — (di ssan blé) v. n. Ne pas ressembler, être dissemblable. • Rien ne dissemble plus de lui que lui même, DIDEROT le Neveu de Rameau.. HISTORIQUE XVe s. • Foulz est vieulz homs qui jeune famme prent.... dissemblés sont en leur marier, EUST.… …
10dissembler — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hypocrite, charlatan, deceiver; see hypocrite , impostor …
