Dissembling is lying, can be considered as just misleading but also used as a euphemism for outright fraud. Came to prominence in the UK due to its use by a Member of Parliament who cannot under the rules of the house accuse somebody of lying but got away with this close synonym. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A lie is a statement made by someone who believes or suspects it to be false, in the expectation that the hearers may believe it. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary full URL is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... A lie is a statement made by someone who believes or suspects it to be false, in the expectation that the hearers may believe it. ...
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Dissembling is lying, can be considered as just misleading but also used as a euphemism for outright fraud.
The term came to prominence in the UK due to its use by a Member of Parliament who cannot under the rules of the house accuse somebody of lying but got away with this close synonym.
He was an open, candid personality who did not dissemble his thoughts, and the public respected him as a politician who was unusual in the sincerity of his views
While Raad often combines fact with fiction, his goal is not to trick or dissemble.
Dissemble is ultimately derived from Latin dissimulare, "to conceal; to disguise," from dis-, intensive prefix + simulare, "to simulate."
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