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.

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