Meaning

2 senses
  1. Intended to deceive; false.

    It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.

    falsch, Schein-

    фикти́вныйfiktívnyj, фальшивыйfalʹšivyj

    adopted in order to deceive

  2. Counterfeit; unreal.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. This isn't a sham.

  2. It's a complete sham.

  3. This might all be a sham.

  4. This might be all a sham.

  5. This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
intended to deceive:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
intended to deceive:

Origin

Probably a dialectal form of shame.

Probably a dialectal form of shame.

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Forms

more sham, most sham
Comparativemore sham Lesson
Superlativemost sham Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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