Definition of sham

adjective (a)

• False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: fake, postiche
  

  source: wordnet30
• a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

  Synonym: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, shammer
  

  source: wordnet30
• That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

  Synonym: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on
  

  Example:
  Sham modesty.
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• make a pretence of (verb.creation)

  Synonym: assume, feign, simulate
  

  source: wordnet30
• make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

  Synonym: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend
  

  Example:
  He shammed a headache.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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