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Definition
- Verb:
- To feign ignorance / to pretend not to know: The act of deliberately acting as if one does not know or understand something, when in reality one is fully aware of it. This term describes a pretense or a strategic display of unawareness.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta giả ngộ trước những câu hỏi của cảnh sát. (He feigned ignorance in front of the police's questions.)
- Đừng giả ngộ, tôi biết là cậu đã nghe thấy tất cả. (Don't pretend not to know; I know you heard everything.)
- Cô ấy giả ngộ không nhận ra tôi. (She pretended not to recognize me.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in contexts involving suspicion, interrogation, or social situations where someone avoids responsibility, confrontation, or revealing their knowledge by pretending to be uninformed.
Variants and Related Words
- Giả vờ (v): to pretend, to feign. This is a more general term for pretending.
- Nó giả vờ ngủ. (He pretended to be asleep.)
- Giả điếc (v): to pretend to be deaf; to deliberately ignore what is being said.
- Anh ấy giả điếc trước những lời phàn nàn. (He turned a deaf ear to the complaints.)
Synonyms
- Feign ignorance: To pretend to be unaware.
- Play dumb: To act stupid or uninformed intentionally.
- Pretend not to know: To act as if one has no knowledge of something.
Related Idioms
- Giả ngơ giả ngác: To put on an act of complete bewilderment or cluelessness. This idiom emphasizes an exaggerated performance of not understanding the situation.
- Nó cứ giả ngơ giả ngác như không biết gì. (He just kept acting all bewildered as if he knew nothing.)