feigned

«feigned» in Mova's school dictionary: Pretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb, past form of feign (feign, feigns, feigned, feigning); adjective (feigned)

meaning for a pupil

1) Pretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt. tree →

2) Past form of feign: having pretended to feel or be something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it warns the reader that a feeling is fake: «feigned surprise», «feigned innocence». It helps readers notice when a character is hiding the truth. Phrases: feigned interest, feigned surprise, feigned illness, with feigned calm.

examples

• She gasped with feigned surprise when she opened the present she had already seen. tree →
• He feigned illness to miss the spelling test. tree →
• With feigned innocence, the dog sat next to the chewed shoe. tree →
• The spy spoke with feigned calm. tree →
• Her feigned smile did not fool her best friend. tree →
• The fox feigned sleep until the hens came close. tree →
• "W'ich ark's dat?" asked the old man, in a tone of well-feigned curiosity. tree →

note

Pronounced «faind», the g is silent. Opposite: genuine, real, sincere. Used before a noun as an adjective: a feigned yawn.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «feigned» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.