Who is dissembling? I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
dis·sem·ble
[dih-sem-buhl] Show IPA verb (used with object), dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling.1. to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
2. to put on the appearance of; feign: to dissemble innocence.
3. Obsolete . to let pass unnoticed; ignore. verb (used without object), dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling.
4. to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.
Origin:
1490–1500; alteration (by association with obsolete semble to resemble) of Middle English dissimulen < Latin dissimulāre. See dis-1 , simulate
Nope, that's exactly the word I was looking for.