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    sham
    /ʃam/

    noun

    adjective

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

    verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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.

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

    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. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsham noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [countable, usually singular] a person who pretends to be something that they are not. The article exposes him for the sham that he really is. [uncountable] behaviour, feelings, words, etc. that are intended to make somebody/something seem to be better than they really are. Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.

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

    not genuine; imitating something superior. verb. make believe with the intent to deceive. “He shammed a headache” synonyms: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend. make, make believe, pretend. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › shamsham - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    4 days ago · sham (countable and uncountable, plural shams) A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › shamSham Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    SHAM meaning: 1 : something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people; 2 : someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of person, to have a particular skill, etc.

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

    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.