What is the meaning of feigning?

noun

• Pretending with intention to deceive.
  • synonyms: pretense, pretence, dissembling
• The act of giving a false appearance.
  • usage: "his conformity was only pretending"
  • synonyms: pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation

verb

• Make believe with the intent to deceive.
  • usage: "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
  • synonyms: feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
• Make a pretence of.
  • usage: "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
  • synonyms: simulate, assume, sham, feign