sham
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/ʃæm/
🇬🇧
/ʃæm/
noun
R
Something that appears to be real or genuine but is not.
She felt trapped in a fake marriage, a sham.
R
A person who pretends to have a particular identity or skill that they do not actually possess.
The article exposed him as a fake person, a sham.
R
Actions, words, or feelings that are not genuine and are intended to deceive.
Their promises were full of deception and sham.
adjective
R
Not genuine; a fake or imitation.
It was a sham marriage, just for the sake of appearances.
verb
R
To pretend or feign.
Hamlet is sane but shamming madness to deceive others.
translation
Something that appears to be real or genuine but is not.; A person who pretends to have a particular identity or skill that they do not actually possess.; Actions, words, or feelings that are not genuine and are intended to deceive.
Not genuine; a fake or imitation.
To pretend or feign.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shams
Past
shammed
Perfect
shammed
Progressive
shamming
Plural
shams