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In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
Roger Ascham

Meaning of "feigned" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FEIGNED

feigned  [feɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEIGNED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feigned is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FEIGNED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of feigned in the English dictionary

The definition of feigned in the dictionary is a feigned gesture, statement, or emotion, is not real.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FEIGNED


constrained
kənˈstreɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
drained
dreɪnd
engrained
ɪnˈɡreɪnd
hairbrained
ˈhɛəˌbreɪnd
house-trained
ˈhaʊstreɪnd
ingrained
ɪnˈɡreɪnd
pained
peɪnd
restrained
rɪˈstreɪnd
sprained
spreɪnd
stained
steɪnd
strained
streɪnd
sustained
səˈsteɪnd
tear-stained
ˈtɪəsteɪnd
trained
treɪnd
unconstrained
ˌʌnkənˈstreɪnd
unexplained
ˌʌnɪkˈspleɪnd
unmaintained
ˌʌnmeɪnˈteɪnd
unrestrained
ˌʌnrɪˈstreɪnd
untrained
ʌnˈtreɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEIGNED

feign
feignedly
feignedness
feigner
feigningly
feijoa
Feininger
feint
feint-ruled paper
feints
feirie
feis
Feisal I
Feisal II
feist
feistier
feistiest
feistily
feistiness
feisty

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEIGNED

misaligned
nonaligned
over-designed
resigned
the undersigned
unaligned
unassigned
undersigned
undesigned
unfeigned
unsigned
well-designed

Synonyms and antonyms of feigned in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FEIGNED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «feigned» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of feigned

Translation of «feigned» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEIGNED

Find out the translation of feigned to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feigned from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feigned» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假装
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fingida
570 millions of speakers

English

feigned
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

симулировал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fingida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছলনাপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feint
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungut-sungut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geheuchelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽りの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feigned
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giả mạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடிப்புக்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खूशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sahte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

udawany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

симулював
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simulat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσποιητή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geveinsde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

feigned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hyklerske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feigned

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEIGNED»

The term «feigned» is regularly used and occupies the 83.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEIGNED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feigned

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QUOTES WITH «FEIGNED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word feigned.
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Roger Ascham
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEIGNED»

Discover the use of feigned in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feigned and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Assessment of Feigned Cognitive Impairment: A ...
Comprehensive and user friendly, this book synthesizes the growing literature on symptom feigning in cognitive testing and translates it into evidence-based recommendations for clinical and forensic practice.
Kyle Brauer Boone, 2007
2
Feigned commonwealths: the country-house poem and the ...
Also included in this work is a wealth of material that has not previously been associated with the genre, notably Comus, The Country Wife, The Alchemist, and Robinson Crusoe.
Hugh Jenkins, 1998
3
Rover ; The feigned courtesans ; The lucky chance ; The ...
This edition brings together her most important comedies in a single volume: The Rover, her best-known play; The Feigned Courtesans, a lively comedy of intrigue; The Lucky Chance, a comedy with a bitter edge, which takes a satirical look at ...
Aphra Behn, Jane Spencer, 1995
4
Thing Feigned Or Imagined: The Craft in Fiction
This is a book real writers are going to use, again and again."—Curtis Gillespie, Playing Through and The Progress of an Object in Motion"In Thing Feigned or Imagined, Stenson takes his readers into the workshop of the writer, examining ...
Fred Stenson, 2002
5
The Feigned Knowledge Bias: Creating Something Out of Nothing
Two studies assessed the extent to which participants engaged in the Feigned Knowledge Bias (FKB)---providing valid responses to fictitious questionnaire items.
Inbal Gurari, 2008
6
On Feigned and Factitious Diseases: Chiefly of Soldiers and ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Hector Gavin, 2012
7
Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Third Edition
riven partly by increased acceptance of neuropsychological evidence in legal and administrative proceedings, interest in objective methods for detecting feigned cognitive impairment has increased dramatically over the past two decades ...
Richard Rogers, 2008
8
Rereading Aphra Behn: History, Theory, and Criticism
The Feigned Courtesans is a comedy with some similarities to the earlier play: both depict young women outwitting their male guardians, adopting disguises including masculine attire, and pursuing the men they have chosen to marry; both  ...
Heidi Hutner, 1993
9
Pathomachia: Or the Battell of Affections: Shadowed by a ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Henry More, 2008
10
Elements of medical jurisprudence
147 Foramen ovale, 526 Foundling hospitals, mortality in them, 590 Fowler's solution, ii. 600 Foxglove, ii. 892 Fracture, before and after death, ii. 27, 383 Fractures, feigned, 81 Froth in the bronchia}, ii. 243 Fusel oil, ii. 935 Gall-rladder, wounds ...
Theodric Romeyn Beck, John Brodhead Beck, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEIGNED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feigned is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Memory Lane - Sunday Dispatch
My reluctant passengers had reached their peak of feigned interest and after an hour of our circuitous journey through Childhood, PA, my daughter remarked: ... «The Sunday Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
Mulayam threatened me, says IPS officer, releases audio clip | The …
State spokesperson of Samajwadi Party and cabinet minister in Akhilesh Yadav's government, Rajendra Choudhary feigned ignorance about ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
GOD SQUAD: Mourners welcome any loving expression of sympathy
... prevent other children from suffering and dying from the same problem is a noble act and avoids feigned intimacy. If the parents are Catholic, ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
4
Top 5 places to take your photo at Comic-Con | DiscoverSD.com
1 AMC's The Walking Dead booth: Put on your best feigned look of terror while walkers (read: zombies) pretend to chomp at your extremities. «Discover San Diego, Jul 15»
5
A walk through Jordan - Victoria Advocate - Victoria, TX
The friendly faces of Jordanian people aren't feigned, I learned. Everyone I met smiled and questioned and listened with purpose. It wasn't ... «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
6
The DVD Wrapup: Woman in Gold, Clouds of Sils Maria, Human …
... the other man she needs to complete her dream of owning a theater is as big a piece of crap as every other male who's feigned interest in her ... «Movie City News, Jul 15»
7
Suo motu case against hospital - The Hindu
He even feigned ignorance of the existence of the commission,” she said. Ms. Alva added that the commission has also mentioned the name of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Classic Azzurri Matches – Italy vs Nigeria 1994 | Forza Italian Football
The Nigerian right-back pushed Zola off the ball and when the Sardinian jumped in front of Eguavoen, the defender fell backwards and feigned ... «Forza Italian Football, Jul 15»
9
Stop the Attack on Immigrants! Defend our Brothers and Sisters …
While these politicians howl with feigned outrage against this tragic killing, WE MUST ASK, where was their outrage around the thousands of ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Jul 15»
10
Hodge: Cat poses fiery mother instincts - Kelowna Capital News
Scaredy Cat follows the personality traits of serial killers such as Ted Bundy—fooling victims with a sweet, kind feigned disposition only to ... «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»

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