Faking: meaning, definitions and examples
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faking
[ หfeษช.kษชล ]
deceptive behavior
To pretend to feel or be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury). To produce a counterfeit or fraudulent imitation of (something). To deceive or trick (someone).
Synonyms
counterfeit, feign, pretend, simulate
Examples of usage
- Stop faking your illness and go to work.
- He was faking his smile the whole time.
informal
The practice of pretending to feel or be affected by something, typically in order to deceive someone.
Synonyms
counterfeiting, deception, pretense
Examples of usage
- She saw through his faking and called him out on it.
Translations
Translations of the word "faking" in other languages:
๐ต๐น fingindo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคจเคเคฒเฅ เคฌเคจเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช vortรคuschen
๐ฎ๐ฉ berpura-pura
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะธะบะธะดะฐะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ udawanie
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฝ่ฃ
๐ซ๐ท faire semblant
๐ช๐ธ fingir
๐น๐ท sahtecilik
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฐ์ฅํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุธุงูุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ pลedstรญrรกnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ predstieranie
๐จ๐ณ ๅ่ฃ
๐ธ๐ฎ pretvarjanje
๐ฎ๐ธ รพykjast vera
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐะปาะฐะฝะดัา
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแก แแแฉแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ yalan yerinษ yetirmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ fingir
Etymology
The word 'faking' originated from the Middle English term 'faken', meaning 'to deceive'. Over time, it evolved to its current usage in the 19th century, with a focus on the act of pretending or imitating something falsely. The concept of faking has been prevalent in human behavior for centuries, often used as a tool for deception, self-preservation, or entertainment.