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Feigned vs Reigned - What's the difference?

feigned | reigned |

As verbs the difference between feigned and reigned

is that feigned is (feign) while reigned is (reign).

As an adjective feigned

is being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.

feigned

English

Adjective

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  • Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
    • 1841' ''"I have passed my word," said Jowl with '''feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?"'' — Charles Dickens, ''The Old Curiosity Shop , Chapter 9.

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (feign)

    • Anagrams

    * feeding

    reigned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (reign)
  • * 1611, , 2 Samuel 8:15,
    • And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Kjv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1]
  • * 1952, , Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:15,
    • So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and equity to all his people.[http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Rsv2Sam.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=8&division=div1]

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