English to English adjective
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False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
2 |
adopted in order to deceive |  | Example: an assumed name an assumed cheerfulness a fictitious address fictive sympathy a pretended interest a put-on childish voice sham modesty
source: wordnet30 noun
3 |
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be |  | source: wordnet30
4 |
a person who makes deceitful pretenses |  | source: wordnet30
5 |
That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. |  | source: webster1913 verb
6 |
make a pretence of |  | Example: She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger he feigned sleep
source: wordnet30
7 |
make believe with the intent to deceive |  | Example: He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache
source: wordnet30
8 |
To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses. |  | source: webster1913
9 |
To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. |  | source: webster1913
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