dissimulacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dissimilacion, dissimilacioun, dissimulacion, dissimulacione, dissimulacioune, dissimulacyone, dissymulacion, dyssymulacyoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dissimulacion, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimulen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disimiu̯ˌlaːsiˈuːn/, /diˈsimiu̯laːsjun/, /diˈsimilaːsjun/

Noun

dissimulacioun (uncountable)

1. Dissimulation; deception or hypocrisy.
2. (rare) Hiding or evasiveness.

Descendants

• English: dissimulation

References

• “dissimū̆lāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.