English → Latin
“dissimulation” in Latin
dissimulātiōa dissembling, concealing, disguising, dissimulationsimulātiōfeigning, shamming, pretence, feint; insincerity, deceit, hypocrisy; simulationvērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeisincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixedaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break
The English word dissimulation itself goes back to Latin dissimilis, through dissimulātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dissimulation
dissimulatio (by concealing what really is): simulatio (by pretending what is not): without dissimulation, vere (with truth); sincere, simpliciter (sincerely): sine fuco et fallaciis (without coloring and deception); aperte (opposed to dissimulanter): practised in dissimulation, artificio simulationis eruditus; cujuslibet rei simulator ac dissimulator.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dissimulation?
- The usual Latin words for “dissimulation” are dissimulātiō, simulātiō, vērus; also sincērus, simplex, aperiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.