OTHER WORDS FOR sham
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Origin of sham
First recorded in 1670â80; perhaps an alteration of shame; origin uncertain
synonym study for sham
4. See false.
OTHER WORDS FROM sham
un·shammed, adjectiveWords nearby sham
shalom, shalom aleichem, shalosh seudoth, shalt, shalwar, sham, shama, shaman, shamanism, Shamash, shamateur
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How to use sham in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for sham
sham
/ (ÊĂŠm) /
noun
anything that is not what it purports or appears to be
something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine
a person who pretends to be something other than he is
adjective
counterfeit or false; simulated
verb shams, shamming or shammed
to falsely assume the appearance of (something); counterfeitto sham illness
Derived forms of sham
shammer, nounWord Origin for sham
C17: perhaps a Northern English dialect variant of shame
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