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sham

/ʃəm/

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adjective
adopted in order to deceive
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"sham modesty"

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assumed false fictitious fictive pretended put on imitative counterfeit
verb
make a pretence of
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assume feign simulate

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pretend act dissemble
noun
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
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fake postiche

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imitation
noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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fake faker fraud imposter impostor pretender pseud pseudo role player shammer

type of:
cheater deceiver beguiler cheat slicker trickster
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
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"He shammed a headache"

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affect dissemble feign pretend

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belie misrepresent

Examples of sham

"sham modesty"
"He shammed a headache"