Do you sometimes pretend to understand that you really don t?

I mean – if he can’t be sure whether someone understands him when he talks to them, is it hard to imagine why that person would think you can’t speak proper English? I’m not saying our supervisor was doing all he could to make his subordinates feel comfortable.

What is it called when you pretend you don’t know something?

It’s disingenuous when people pretend to know less about something than they really do. Disingenuous combines dis-, meaning “not,” with ingenuous (from the Latin gen-, meaning “born”) which was originally used to distinguish free-born Romans from slaves, and later came to mean honest or straightforward.

Why do people pretend to not understand?

This is a narcissistic behavior. It’s usually because it shores up their self-esteem, which they have already set up to let them feel superior to you for other reasons.

What happens when you pretend to be something you’re not?

Pretending to be someone you are not means you’re trying to fit in with the wrong people. You can try your hardest to blend in, and still wind up feeling lonely. And there’s a reason for that. If you’re not being open with others about who you really are, then you can never expect to feel truly understood.

What is the synonym of pretend?

Some common synonyms of pretend are affect, assume, counterfeit, feign, sham, and simulate. While all these words mean “to put on a false or deceptive appearance,” pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance.

What does play dumb mean?

DEFINITIONS1. to pretend to not know or not understand something. Don’t play dumb with me – I know you took the money. Synonyms and related words. To pretend something is not happening or is not the case.

Is Disingenuine a real word?

Dear Bachelorette Contestants, “Disingenuine” Is Not A Word.

Why do we need to pretend?

To pretend is to FEEL something you may not yet have the emotions for, Many of us think that we have to say, or feel, or be something other than what we are. We say things we don’t mean, thinking it’s what others want to hear. We pretend to feel things that seem acceptable so that others will approve of us.

What is Pretent?

pretent. Pertent: when someone is verbally taking or preferring action(s) of their own ideas, to place it/those upon others.