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Term: Feigning

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to pretend or fake

Usage:

1. The actor was feigning illness to get out of his commitments.
2. She feigned surprise when she opened the birthday present.

Sense 2: to invent or make up

Usage:

1. The writer feigned a new language for their fictional world.
2. He feigned a complicated backstory to explain his absence.

Sense 3: to imitate or mimic

Usage:

1. The comedian's impression was so accurate, he could perfectly feign the voices of famous celebrities.
2. She tried to feign her father's British accent, but it sounded unnatural.