SHAM


Meaning of SHAM in English

■ noun

1》 a person or thing that is not what they are purported to be.

2》 pretence.

■ adjective bogus; false.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med )

1》 falsely present something as the truth.

2》 pretend to be or to be experiencing.

Derivatives

~mer noun

Origin

C17: perh. a north. Engl. dialect var. of ~e .

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