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Definition of 'sham'English
Adjective
( en-adj)
Intended to deceive; false.
- It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.
counterfeit; unreal
* Jowett
- They scorned the sham independence proffered to them by the Athenians.
Synonyms
* mock
* See also
Antonyms
* genuine
* sincere
* real
Noun
( en-noun)
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
- The time-share deal was a sham .
Trickery, hoaxing.
- A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.
A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
A decorative cover for a pillow.
Derived terms
* shamateur
See also
* pillow sham
Verb
( shamm)
To deceive, cheat, lie.
* L'Estrange
- Fooled and shammed into a conviction.
To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
* L'Estrange
- We must have a care that we do not sham fallacies upon the world for current reason.
To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
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