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)
- Dissimulation; deception or hypocrisy.
- (rare) Hiding or evasiveness.
Descendants
- English: dissimulation
References
- “dissimū̆lāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.