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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?"
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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. fake (PERSON OR OBJECT) impostor. pseud UK informal disapproving.
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.
SHAME definition: 1. If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory: 2. an…. Learn more.
Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. [disapproval] The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Many of the world's leaders have already denounced this election as a sham. ...sham marriages. Synonyms: fraud [informal], imitation, hoax, pretence More Synonyms of sham. More Synonyms of sham.
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine. The time-share deal was a sham. sham noun. Trickery, hoaxing. A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit. sham noun. A decorative cover for a pillow. sham verb. To deceive, cheat, lie. You were shammed by the pool shark. sham adjective. Intended to deceive; false.
shame is a painful feeling caused by the consciousness or exposure of unworthy or indecent conduct or circumstances: One feels shame at being caught in a lie. It is similar to guilt in the nature and origin of the feeling.
The meaning of SHAME is a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety. How to use shame in a sentence.
Sham definition: A decorative cover made to simulate an article of household linen and used over or in place of it.
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.
False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight. To trick ; to cheat ; to deceive or delude with false pretenses. To obtrude by fraud or imposition .
