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Guile vs Dissembling - What's the difference?

guile | dissembling |

As nouns the difference between guile and dissembling

is that guile is (uncountable) astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception while dissembling is the action of the verb dissemble .

As verbs the difference between guile and dissembling

is that guile is to deceive, to beguile while dissembling is .

guile

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 24 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=It was a result that owed a lot to a moment of guile from Ramires but more to a display of guts from the Brazilian and his team-mates after Terry's needless dismissal eight minutes before half-time for driving a knee into the back of Alexis Sanchez off the ball.}}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=Estonia were struggling to get to grips with the game while Ireland were showing a composure and guile that demonstrated their experience in play-off ties.}}
  • Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
  • * 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
    • Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile !

    Verb

    (guil)
  • to deceive, to beguile

    • Derived terms

    * beguile * guileful * guileless

    Related terms

    * wile

    References

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    dissembling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb dissemble
  • * 2005 , C. L. Corey, Our Own Felicity: We Make Or Find (page 82)
    • The lies and dissemblings about this period are beyond most people's imaginations.

    Verb

    dissembles