sham
/ʃæm/
शर्मिंदगी
noun
1. fake, postiche
something that is a counterfeit
not what it seems to be
2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
verb
1. simulate, assume, feign
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
"he feigned sleep"
2. feign, pretend, affect, dissemble
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
adjective
1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on
adopted in order to deceive
"an assumed name"
"an assumed cheerfulness"
"a fictitious address"
"fictive sympathy"
"a pretended interest"
"a put-on childish voice"
"sham modesty"
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