sham

• صفة تصف شيئًا زائفًا أو مزيّفًا أو غير حقيقي، يُتخذ للتضليل أو الخداع.

Describes something that is false, fake, or intended to deceive.

1. Fake or pretendedB2formal

   Adopted or used in order to deceive; not genuine.

   زائف

   • The company was accused of a sham transaction to hide its losses.
   • He offered a sham apology that no one believed.
   • The election was a sham, with no real choice for voters.

   المرادفاتartificialboguscounterfeitfakefalsefeignedinsinceremockphonypretendedsimulatedspurious

   الأضدادactualauthenticgenuinehonestlegitimaterealsinceretruevalid

• اسم يشير إلى شيء مزيّف أو غير حقيقي يبدو كأنه أصلي أو صحيح، أو إلى شخص يتظاهر زورًا أو يخدع الآخرين.

A noun referring to something that is a counterfeit or not what it seems to be, or a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

1. Counterfeit or fakeB2formal

   Something that is not genuine; a pretense or imitation designed to deceive.

   تزوير

   • The painting was a sham, not an original masterpiece.
   • His apology was a sham; he didn't mean a word of it.
   • The charity turned out to be a sham, collecting money for a false cause.

   المرادفاتcounterfeitfakefraudhoaximitationpretencesimulation

   الأضدادauthenticgenuinereal

2. Deceitful personB2formal

   A person who pretends to be something they are not, often to gain advantage.

   مُخادِع

   • He was exposed as a sham, claiming to be a doctor without a license.
   • She realized her business partner was a sham who had lied about his credentials.
   • The psychic was a sham, using tricks to fool her clients.

   المرادفاتcharlatanfakefraudhumbugimpostormountebankphonypretender

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على التظاهر أو التصنّع أو ادّعاء شيء ما، غالبًا بقصد خداع الآخرين.

A verb used to indicate the act of pretending or feigning something, often to deceive others.

1. Pretend or feignB2formal

   To make a false show of something; to pretend to have a feeling, condition, or quality.

   تظاهر

   • He shammed illness to avoid going to work.
   • She shammed surprise when she already knew the news.
   • The actor shammed a heart attack for the scene.

   المرادفاتactaffectcounterfeitdissemblefakefeignmalingerpretendput onsimulate

   الأضدادauthenticatebemanifest

2. Deceive by pretendingB2formal

   To make believe with the intent to deceive others.

   التظاهر بالخداع

   • The con artist shammed a business deal to steal money.
   • He shammed interest in her story just to be polite.
   • They shammed a robbery to collect insurance money.

   المرادفاتaffectcounterfeitdissemblefakefeignpretendsimulate