sham

Speech parts

1. sham - Noun

2. sham - Adjective

3. sham - Verb

4. sham - Adjective Satellite

5. Sham - Proper noun

Meaning

That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight.

To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses.

To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.

To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.

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Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are. Desmond Tutu

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham. Anna Sewell

So I say, if you cannot learn to love real art; at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris

Any sort of plain speaking is better than the nauseous sham good fellowship our democratic public men get up for shop use. George Bernard Shaw

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people. Jesse Ventura

The Tibetan missionaries in their mood of bright confidence disconcerted the imperial governments by laughing the new movement into frustration. For a sham faith cannot stand ridicule. Olaf Stapledon

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