Feigned

MultiMedia:

root- none

prefix- none

sufix- ed = past tense

Word Definition : To give off a false appearance of something

[ME]- Middle English, fr-from, [OF]- Old French, [L] Latin

Middle English language, the vernacular spoken and written in England from about 1100 to about 1500, the descendant of the Old English language and the ancestor of Modern English. The word feigned comes from Old French but originated from Latin, the Old French meaning meant to pretend or fake something that wasn't the honest way you felt. The meaning of this word was much more different in Latin. The Latin meaning of this word was to devise or fabricate basically giving off a obvious hint you are doing something

Model Sentences :

“ At the news vegans and foodies looked visibly wan. The staff feigned patience”

“ However Caylee is usually unenthused about needles, blood, etc, and though she believably feigned nonchalance “My first winter (after the 1989 season) covering the Yankees, the top free agents were Mark Davis, Rickey Henderson and Mark Langston. Each feigned Yankee interest

Sentence Definition: When I was younger I feigned my sleep if I was up past a certain time and heard my mom coming.