imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine.

SHAM definition: something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. See examples of sham used in a sentence.

They made a fortune through some sham property deal. That jewellery looks sham to me. She's trapped in a sham (= not good or satisfying) marriage.

1. a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. 2. a person who pretends or counterfeits. 3. a cover or the like: a pillow sham.

sham (sham), n., adj., v., shammed, sham•ming. n. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. a person who shams; shammer. a cover or the like for giving a …

Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © …

2 days ago · Adjective sham (comparative more sham, superlative most sham) Intended to deceive; false. It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to …

• He was a sham and a liar. • I carry no brief for smoking, but that report was a sham. • It all turned out to be sham and hypocrisy. • The competition has been exposed as a complete sham. • It was an open …

To make a pretense of in order to deceive; feign; imitate: as, to sham illness. To pretend; make false pretenses; pretend to be, do, etc., what one is not, does not, does not mean, etc.

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