'Dissembling' definitions:

Definition of 'dissembling'

noun

Pretending with intention to deceive [syn: pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling]

noun

The act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation]

From: GCIDE

Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- {Dis*sem"bling*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Dissemble \Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]
1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask. [1913 Webster]
Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble. [1913 Webster]
2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. [1913 Webster]
He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.
Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal. [1913 Webster]