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    charade
    /ʃəˈrɑːd/

    noun

    • 1. an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance: "talk of unity was nothing more than a charade"

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

    CHARADE definition: 1. an act or event that is clearly false: 2. a team game in which each member tries to communicate…. Learn more.

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

    The meaning of CHARADE is a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun). How to use charade in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHARADE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHARADE meaning: 1. an act or event that is clearly false: 2. a team game in which each member tries to communicate…. Learn more.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcharade noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ʃəˈrɑːd/ /ʃəˈreɪd/ [countable] a situation in which people pretend that something is true when it clearly is not synonym pretence. Their whole marriage had been a charade—they had never loved each other. charade of (doing) something We had to go through this whole charade of holding auditions for the part. Extra Examples.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHARADE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › charadeCHARADE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Charade definition: a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.. See examples of CHARADE used in a sentence.

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

    a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty. see more. see less. type of: caricature, imitation, impersonation.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHARADES | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHARADES meaning: 1. a team game in which each member tries to communicate to the others a particular word or phrase…. Learn more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › charadecharade - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 23, 2024 · A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use . Synonyms: farce, sham; see also Thesaurus: fake. This whole charade is absurd. Translations. [ edit]

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › charadecharade | meaning of charade in Longman Dictionary of...

    charade meaning, definition, what is charade: a situation in which people behave as th...: Learn more.