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What does feign mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word feign? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
  2. To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
  3. To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
  4. To hide or conceal.
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People with factitious disorder feign or actually induce illness in themselves, typically to garner the nurturance of others.
She should still feign indifference in the entire matter, no matter how deadly curious she was.
If a predator approaches an active nest, the adults will give alarm calls and often feign injury to draw the predator away.
I'm sure your friends will feign interest for two seconds the quickly disown you if you purchase a pair to show off.
Young Eastern hog-nosed snakes, for example, feign death if they sense a threat.
Many of the characters feign casual confidence, but the ruse becomes apparent when things start to go wrong.

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