Sham | Mean of sham in English Dictionary

/ˈʃæm/

• Noun
• something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people
1. He claims that the trial was a sham.
2. Their marriage was a sham.
• someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of person, to have a particular skill, etc.
1. Many people believed he could help them, but I knew he was a sham.
• words or actions that are not sincere or honest
1. She exposed their sham and hypocrisy.

• not real
1. sham marriages
2. sham pearls
3. a sham doctor
• Verb
• to act in a way that is meant to trick or deceive people
1. She wasn't really hurt; she was only shamming.
2. He was shamming illness to avoid work.