Sham

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

something that is a counterfeit

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

VERB

simulate, assume, feign

make a pretence of

feign, pretend, affect, dissemble

make believe with the intent to deceive

ADJ

assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended

adopted in order to deceive

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