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Rare before the end of 18th cent.; not in Johnson, Todd, nor Webster 1828.

Rare before the end of 18th cent.; not in Johnson, Todd, nor Webster 1828.

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*: to hide under a false [[appearance]] <smiled to dissimulate her urgency — Alice Glenday>

* to hide under a false [[appearance]] <smiled to dissimulate her urgency — Alice Glenday>

 

==Description==

==Description==

'''Dissimulation''' is a form of [[deception]] in which one conceals the [[truth]]. It consists of concealing the truth, or in the case of half-truths, concealing [[parts]] of the truth, like inconvenient or [[secret]] [[information]]. Dissimulation differs from [[simulation]], in which one exhibits [[false]] information. Dissimulation commonly takes the form of concealing one's [[ability]] in order to gain the element of [[surprise]] over an opponent.

'''Dissimulation''' is a form of [[deception]] in which one conceals the [[truth]]. It consists of concealing the truth, or in the case of half-truths, concealing [[parts]] of the truth, like inconvenient or [[secret]] [[information]]. Dissimulation differs from [[simulation]], in which one exhibits [[false]] information. Dissimulation commonly takes the form of concealing one's [[ability]] in order to gain the element of [[surprise]] over an opponent.