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sham

Definition

noun: something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people
noun: a trick that deludes
verb: to act in a way that is meant to trick or deceive people
verb: to go through the external motions necessary to counterfeit
synonyms: hoax, make-believe, delusion

Examples

Many people believed he could help them, but I knew he was a 'sham'.
She wasn't really hurt; she was only 'shamming'.
He was 'shamming' illness to avoid work.

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Movie quotes

(..) Go to your right. Huh? Go to your right. Everybody wants to believe it, that's what makes it so clever. A lie that's preferable to the truth. My deductions were a sham. No-one feels inadequate, Sherlock's an ordinary man. Mycroft, he could help us. Big family reconciliation, (..)
2012 TvShow: Sherlock Title: The Reichenbach Fall Season: 2 Episode 3