feigned

IPA: fˈeɪnd

adjective

  • Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
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Examples of "feigned" in Sentences

  • "Whatever is the matter?" asked Bezalel in feigned surprise.
  • I cringed, but covered it by stroking my nose in feigned indifference.
  • The first general in feigned outrage tells the Fuhrer that they should exterminate one hundred thousand Jews.
  • He shook his head, and twinkled his eyes in feigned amusement, and marveled to himself that her intuition should have so squarely hit the mark.
  • Boehner, speaking today on Fox News, said he brushed off Biden's outburst, which he described as "feigned moral outrage" from the vice president.
  • Even obscenities were caught by roving cameras, resulting in feigned shock from the announcers while no doubt delighting the director and producer.
  • Nur al-Din feigned to forget he was there and, drinking off the cup, threw himself on the ground as if the drink had overcome him; whereupon Anis al-Jalis glanced at him and said, O Shaykh
  • Correct me if I’m wrong but it looks like Specter is just like all the other Republicans and simply posturing, blubbering in feigned indignation, and mugging for the camera’s in the wake of the November elections.
  • Music producers are, discovering that many of the songs played online are unauthorized, says state news organ Xinhua in feigned surprise and concern, quoting Xu Chao, a senior official with the State Copyright Bureau, as saying more and more disputes over music copyright have occurred recently.

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