factitial
9.9
Made to look real to deceive others
- adjective
- /fækˈtɪʃəl/
- Formal
:
ficticio
- The politician's factitial claims about his opponent were quickly debunked by the media.
Examples
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Factitial lesions occur from chewing the cheek or scratching with fingernails (Figure 4).
Academic text (1996) -
Factitial lesion of the nasal ala in a patient with anesthesia dolorosa.
Academic text (1996) -
Her factitial enthusiasm for the project made it hard to tell if she genuinely cared.
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He created a factitial story to impress his friends, but they soon realized it wasn't true.
Synonyms
15
8.7
Appearing true but actually wrong
is false or pretended specifically to mislead with deceptive intent
feigned
vsfactitial
8
6.8
Pretended to be true to make others believe it
is an insincere or fabricated act made to deceive deliberately
untruthful
vsfactitial
6
4.8
Not honest and likely to tell lies
is a deliberate fabricated or insincere form aimed at deception
Antonyms
How Genuine
Surface Forms
factitial positive
Etymology
Factitial comes from a Latin idea meaning 'made', the same root you see in fact and factory. So a factitial action or feeling is 'made' rather than real and is often meant to trick people.