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Someone who practices trickery or deceit
“In reality, he has no connection to these heroes of old and is nothing but a sham and charlatan.”
A false front or fake act
“It was all just a sham, for the angelic-looking and fresh-faced girl walking toward him was not what she seemed.”
A fraudulent imitation of something else
“While you won't do jail time for sporting a sham designer handbag, there's a good chance you'll have it taken away from you.”
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
“What he'd thought was a united front was a total sham.”
A lie or falsehood, or the act of lying or concocting a falsehood
A particular way of behaving, especially to impress or to give a false impression
A linen bedding or sham used to cover pillows
Jesting, kidding, or engaging in malarkey
A bag of cloth stuffed with soft material, used as a comfortable support
Not real or genuine, designed to deceive
“A gambling addict who defrauded friends by encouraging them to invest in his sham business has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.”
An imitative version or copy of something
“On the first floor, he pushes his way through a door covered in sham leather.”
Unnatural or artificial in one's mannerisms or behavior
“The general moves among his guests with a sham congeniality that fools no one.”
Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements
Lacking in veracity, accuracy or truth
To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing
“My dear sir, I would beseech thee to not sham ignorance.”
To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
To deceive or fool someone
To avoid work, especially by pretending to be ill
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