dissembler

dissembler
See dissemblance.

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  • dissembler — ⇒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.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dissembler — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissembler — 1520s, agent noun from DISSEMBLE (Cf. dissemble) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissembler —    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’ …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • dissembler — dissemble ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s true motives or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissembler noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare disguise, conceal …   English terms dictionary

  • dissembler — noun see dissemble …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dissembler — noun someone who dissembles Syn: hypocrite, phoney, pretender …   Wiktionary

  • dissembler — (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.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • dissembler — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hypocrite, charlatan, deceiver; see hypocrite , impostor …   English dictionary for students

  • dissembler — dis sem·bler || lÉ™ n. one who disguises his true motives, one who acts in a false or misleading manner, hypocrite …   English contemporary dictionary

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