Hiding your true feelings by pretending you feel exactly the
opposite is called dissimulation. Dissimulation is a noun that describes the
character of faking the actual feelings of a person. It is way of deceiving
someone about the actual feelings the person is going through. In another way
it can be the act of pulling wool over someone’s eyes to trick that person.
This word can be used in a wide variety of ways to project a person. This word
is often used to describe deceit.
Gregor can't handle the furniture moving. He crawls out from behind the couch and globs onto the first thing he sees. It is a picture on the wall of a woman in furs. I think Gregor doesn't want to lose the possibility that he might become human again. The furniture reminds him of this.
As it was an offense to write supporting the French Revolution, Wordsworth used his creativity to use figurative language and metaphors in order to disguise his true opinions on the issue.Because he was suspected of being some kind of French spy, he defended social justice and freedom of thought in ways only his readers and colleagues would understand.He described the revolution as fair because it was a scream for liberties people did not have.He also used words for showing his disapproval of the British attitude against the revolution.He mentioned the multitudes being oppressed, principles not taken into account and also said that these issues woke the anger of people ,who for obvious reasons reacted violently