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Antonyms for feigned


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feynd
Phonetic Transcription : feɪnd



Definition of feigned

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French feign-, present participle stem of feindre "pretend, represent, imitate, shirk" (12c.), from Latin fingere "to touch, handle; devise; fabricate, alter, change" (see fiction). Related: Feigned; feigning.
  • adj pretended
Example sentences :
  • There was nothing forced nor feigned in these testimonials of loyalty to George the Second.
  • Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • James Osborne, the youthful cashier, feigned complete paralysis.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • In order to prevent running, I feigned illness, too, and went to another.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • So surely as she came into the room, however, Martin feigned to fall asleep.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • I asked, in feigned surprise, for I could not resist tormenting her a little.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • He nodded his head and went on smoking; so I lay down and feigned to close my eyes.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • Then he, too, feigned a growing anxiety and went to join Nicholas.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The king, though he feigned to be displeased, still encouraged them to do so.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • “Well, nobody particular,” was her reply, with feigned unconcern.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux

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