feigns
Because it is a word with a single syllable, feigns is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offeigns
- To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
Example: "The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam."
- To imagine; to invent; to pretend.
Example: "He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time."
- To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent.
- To hide or conceal.
Example: "Jessica feigned the fact that she had not done her homework."
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