Meaning
to hide or conceal
- to alter or disguise the appearance of (something) so as to conceal its true nature
- to dissemble
In a sentence
Non riesco a dissimulare la mia stanchezza oggi.
I can't hide my tiredness today.
Ha tentato di dissimulare la rabbia dietro un sorriso forzato.
He attempted to hide his anger behind a forced smile.
Lei dissimula bene, ma io capisco tutto.
She dissimulates well, but I understand everything.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dissimulare | infinitive |
| dissimuliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimuli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimula | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimulavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimulavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimulava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimulammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimulasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimularono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimulò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimuleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimulerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimuleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimulerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimuliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissimuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissimuliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimuli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimulassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimulassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimulasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimuleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dissimulereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimuleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dissimulerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dissimuliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dissimulate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dissimula | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dissimulando | gerund |
| dissimulato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary than nascondere. Common in writing, journalism, and careful speech; less common in everyday conversation.
- Often used for feelings or intentions: dissimulare la rabbia, dissimulare l’imbarazzo. For physically hiding an object, prefer nascondere.
- Do not confuse with simulare: simulare means to fake something; dissimulare means to conceal what is really there.