Both Uses of
dissimulation
in
The House of Mirth
- Had she lacked patience, pliancy and dissimulation?†
Chpt 1.3 *
- The protective instinct always nerved her to successful dissimulation, and it was not the first time she had used her beauty to divert attention from an inconvenient topic.†
Chpt 1.10
Definition:
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(dissimulation) hide (feelings) from other people by pretense