sham (
http://definr.com/sham)
adj : adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed
cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive
sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish
voice"; "sham modesty" [syn:
assumed,
false,
fictitious,
fictive,
pretended,
put on]
n 1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
[syn:
fake,
postiche]
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn:
imposter,
impostor,
pretender,
fake,
faker,
fraud,
shammer,
pseudo,
pseud,
role player]
v 1: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though
she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn:
simulate,
assume,
feign]
2: make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a
headache" [syn:
feign,
pretend,
affect,
dissemble]