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feign

verb/feɪn/

to pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

She tried to feign interest in the dull lecture, but her yawns gave her away.

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word origin — Middle English 'feignen', from Old French 'feindre', from Latin 'fingere' meaning 'to shape, influence, feign'