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   sham

   /ʃam/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that is not what it is purported to be: "our current free health service is a sham"
   • ▪ pretence: "George abhorred sham and affectation" Similar pretencefakeactfictionsimulationimposturefraudfeintliecounterfeitputting on an actfakingfeigningplay-actingdissemblinghumbuginformal:a put-up jobOpposite the real McCoythe genuine article
   • ▪ a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not: "he was a sham, totally unqualified for his job as a senior doctor" Similar charlatanfakefraudimpostorpretendermasqueraderdissemblerwolf in sheep's clothingquackmountebankinformal:phoney
   • 2. short for pillow sham North American

   adjective

   • 1. bogus; false: "a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage"

   verb

   • 1. falsely present something as the truth: "was he ill or was he shamming?"
   • ▪ pretend to be or to be experiencing: "she shams indifference" Similar feignfakepretendput onmake a pretence ofsimulatecounterfeitaffectimitatepretendfakedissemblemalingerinformal:put it onswing the lead

   Word Origin late 17th century: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shammer noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHAM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not: It turned out that he wasn't a real doctor at all - he was just a sham. They claimed that the election had been fair, but really it was a sham. Synonyms. fake (PERSON OR OBJECT) impostor. pseud UK informal disapproving.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shamSham Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SHAM is a trick that deludes : hoax. How to use sham in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sham.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. anything that is not what it purports or appears to be 2. something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to.... Click for more definitions.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › shamSHAM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. Synonyms: pretense. a person who shams; shammer. a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow sham.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › shamSham - definition of sham by The Free Dictionary

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   1. anything that is not what it purports or appears to be. 2. something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine. 3. a person who pretends to be something other than he is. adj. counterfeit or false; simulated. vb, shams, shamming or shammed.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of sham – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SHAM definition: something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people: . Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shamSham - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a person who makes deceitful pretenses. synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, humbug, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, shammer. see more. adjective. adopted in order to deceive. “ sham modesty” synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on. counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior.