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imposture
/ ɪmˈpɒstrəs; ɪmˈpɒstərəs; ɪmˈpɒstʃə /
noun
- the act or an instance of deceiving others, esp by assuming a false identity
Derived Forms
- impostrous, adjective
Other Words From
- im·pos·trous [im-, pos, -tr, uh, s], im·postur·ous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of imposture1
Word History and Origins
Origin of imposture1
Example Sentences
Even after the imposture was revealed, however, Taliban leaders remained positive that that their trick could still work.
The imposture was discovered, and the poor girl confessed to the wicked trickery which her parents had taught her to practise!
We do not pretend to justify either his ignorance or his imposture; but we cannot condemn his doctrine of one only God.
By dint of imposture, he outwits them; yet, in consequence of his miracles and illusions, he at length discovers himself.
The hero of The Odyssey was, self-confessedly, no tyro, but was himself “in artifice well framed and in imposture various”.
Imagine the indignation of the creditor upon the discovery of the imposture!
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