The meaning of Shamming

Shamming – definition

verb
Falsely present something as the truth.
Usage examples:
Was he ill or was he shamming?
Synonims:
Pretend Fake Dissemble Malinger Put it on Swing the lead

noun
A thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Usage examples:
Our current free health service is a sham

adjective
Bogus; false.
Usage examples:
A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

noun
A thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Usage examples:
Our current free health service is a sham

adjective
Bogus; false.
Usage examples:
A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

noun
A thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Usage examples:
Our current free health service is a sham

adjective
Bogus; false.
Usage examples:
A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

noun
Someone or something that is falsely represented, esp. as being important or powerful
Usage examples:
I thought the meeting was a total sham and a waste of time., a sham battle

Shamming translation into English

Shamming: translate from English into Chinese

欺骗, 佯

Shamming: translate from English into Dutch

Shamming, Veinzen, Huichelen, Voorwenden, Simuleren, Doen alsof, Zich aanstellen, Bedriegen, Misleiden

Shamming: translate from English into French

Faire semblant, Feindre, Simuler, Jouer la comédie, Falsifier

Shamming: translate from English into German

Beschämen, Heucheln, Vortäuschen, Simulieren, Vorgeben, Vorspiegeln

Shamming: translate from English into Hindi

शेमिंग, बनावटी लड़ाई, बनावटी युद्ध

Shamming: translate from English into Italian

Svergognare, Fingere, Simulare

Shamming: translate from English into Korean

사기, ...인 체하다, ...하는 체하다

Shamming: translate from English into Russian

Притворство, Притворяться, Симулировать, Прикидываться

Shamming: translate from English into Spanish

Fingiendo, Fingir, Simular, Fingirse

Word origin

late 17th century: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.

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Shamming – similar words

sham

noun
A thing that is not what it is purported to be.
Usage examples:
Our current free health service is a sham

adjective
Bogus; false.
Usage examples:
A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

verb
Short for pillow sham.

All meanings and translations of Sham

Shamming synonims

dissemble

verb
Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.
Usage examples:
An honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble

verb
To hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
Usage examples:
He accused the government of dissembling.

All meanings and translations of Dissemble

fake

adjective
Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.
Usage examples:
She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun
A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.
Usage examples:
Fakes of old masters

verb
Forge or counterfeit (something).
Usage examples:
She faked her spouse's signature

All meanings and translations of Fake

malinger

verb
Pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work.
Usage examples:
People who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering

verb
To pretend to be ill in order to avoid having to work
Usage examples:
They weren't sure if she was really ill, or just malingering., as private investigators, we can hel…

All meanings and translations of Malinger

pretend

verb
Behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
Usage examples:
I closed my eyes and pretended i was asleep

adjective
Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary.
Usage examples:
The children poured out pretend tea for the dolls

verb
To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] tom pretends to care., [ + (that) clause ] the children pretended (that) they w…

All meanings and translations of Pretend

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