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sham

/ sham /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Type of:
imitation counterfeit forgery
Kinds of:
fake book
Derived:
feign pretend affect dissemble bullshit
verb Sense 2
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
Type of:
misrepresent belie
Kinds of:
play possum take a dive bullshit bull fake
Derived:
hypocrite dissembler phony phoney pretender
Verb group:
make pretend make believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 3
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
"he feigned sleep"
Type of:
dissemble pretend act
Kinds of:
play feint
Derived:
pretense pretence pretending simulation feigning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Type of:
deceiver cheat cheater
Kinds of:
name dropper ringer
Derived:
simulate assume feign pretend affect
adjective satellite Sense 5
adopted in order to deceive
"an assumed name"
"an assumed cheerfulness"
"a fictitious address"
"fictive sympathy"
"a pretended interest"
"a put-on childish voice"
"sham modesty"
Similar:
counterfeit imitative
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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imitation counterfeit forgery fake book misrepresent belie play possum take a dive bullshit bull fake dissemble