dissimulation
noun/dɪˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃn/
/dɪˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of hiding your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones
- He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy.
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