Definition of Sham

Noun: sham  sham

1. Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
   - fake, postiche
    
2. A person who makes deceitful pretences
   - imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

Verb: sham (shammed,shamming)  sham

1. Make a pretence of
   "She shammed indifference, even though she was seething with anger";
   - simulate, assume, feign
    
2. Make believe with the intent to deceive
   "He shammed a headache";
   - feign, pretend, affect, dissemble

Adjective: sham  sham

1. Adopted in order to deceive
   "sham modesty";
   - assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on

See also:
shaly
shamable

Anagrams containing the word sham

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