Definisi 'sham'

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adjective
1 False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
adjective satellite
2 adopted in order to deceive Terjemahkan
Example:
an assumed name
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
a pretended interest
a put-on childish voice
sham modesty
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noun
3 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Terjemahkan
source: wordnet30
4 a person who makes deceitful pretenses Terjemahkan
source: wordnet30
5 That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
verb
6 make a pretence of Terjemahkan
Example:
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
he feigned sleep
source: wordnet30
7 make believe with the intent to deceive Terjemahkan
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. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
9 To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
More Word(s)
affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, bull, imitation, beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, belie, act, fake book, potemkin village, name dropper, ringer, play possum, play, counterfeit, imitative, make, make believe,

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