n. | 1. | That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoints; a make-believe; delusion; imposture; humbug. | |||
2. | A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
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a. | 1. | False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; | |||
v. t. | 1. | To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses. | |||
2. | To obtrude by fraud or imposition. | ||||
3. | To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
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v. i. | 1. | To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. |
Noun | 1. | sham - something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be |
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Verb | 1. | sham - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" |
2. | sham - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" | |
Adj. | 1. | sham - 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" |