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- DictionarySham/SHam/
noun
- 1. a thing that is not what it is purported to be: "the proposed legislation is a farce and a sham"
- 2. short for pillow sham North American
adjective
- 1. bogus; false: "a clergyman who arranged a sham marriage"
verb
- 1. falsely present something as the truth: "was he ill or was he shamming?"
1. : a trick that deludes : hoax. feared that the deal was a sham. 2. : cheap falseness : hypocrisy. saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant Oscar Wilde. 3. : an ornamental covering for a pillow. 4. : an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine. 5. : a person who shams. sham. 2 of 3. adjective. 1.
something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people, or someone who pretends to be something they are not: It turned out that he wasn't a real doctor at all - he was just a sham. They claimed that the election had been fair, but really it was a sham. Synonyms.
[countable, usually singular] a person who pretends to be something that they are not. The article exposes him for the sham that he really is. [uncountable] behaviour, feelings, words, etc. that are intended to make somebody/something seem to be better than they really are. Their promises turned out to be full of sham and hypocrisy.
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. Synonyms: pretense. a person who shams; shammer. a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow sham.
A sham is a fake. If you frequently order products advertised on late-night, hour-long television commercials, you’ve probably ended up with at least one item that was a sham.
n. 1. anything that is not what it purports or appears to be. 2. something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine. 3. a person who pretends to be something other than he is. adj. counterfeit or false; simulated. vb, shams, shamming or shammed.
anything that is not what it purports or appears to be. 2. something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine. 3. a person who pretends to be something other than he or she is. adjective. 4. counterfeit or false; simulated. verb Word forms: shams, shamming, shammed.
something that is not what it seems to be and is intended to deceive people: Newspapers have described their marriage as a sham. (Definition of sham from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
What does the word sham mean? There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word sham, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sham has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. military (late 1600s) navy (late 1600s) costume (early 1700s) Entry status.
sham. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sham1 /ʃæm/ noun 1 [ singular] someone or something that is not what they are claimed to be – used to show disapproval The elections were a complete sham. 2 [ uncountable] literary when someone tries to make something or someone seem better than they really are It all turned out to be ...
