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Adjective: feigned  feynd
  1. Not genuine
    "feigned sympathy"
Verb: feign  feyn
  1. Make believe with the intent to deceive
    "He feigned that he was ill";
    - sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
     
  2. Make a pretence of
    "he feigned sleep";
    - simulate, assume, sham

See also: insincere

Type of: act, belie, dissemble, misrepresent, pretend

Encyclopedia: Feign