Definition of Sham

Noun

• a person who makes deceitful pretenses
  imposter impostor pretender fake faker fraud shammer pseudo pseud - role player
• something that is a counterfeit
  not what it seems to be
  fake postiche

Verb

• make believe with the intent to deceive
  "He feigned that he was ill"
  "He shammed a headache"
  feign pretend affect dissemble
• make a pretence of
  "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
  "he feigned sleep"
  simulate assume feign

Adjective

• 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"
  assumed false fictitious fictive pretended - put on

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