different between delude vs sham
delude
English
Etymology
From Middle English deluden, from Latin d?l?d? (“mock, deceive”), from de + l?d? ("I make sport of, I mock"). See ludicrous.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??lu?d/, /d??lju?d/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??lu?d/, /d??lu?d/
- Rhymes: -u?d
Verb
delude (third-person singular simple present deludes, present participle deluding, simple past and past participle deluded)
- (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- 1775, Edmund Burke, Speech on Conciliation with America
- To delude the nation by an airy phantom.
- 1775, Edmund Burke, Speech on Conciliation with America
- (transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.
- c. 1680, John Dryden, Dido to Aeneas
- It deludes thy search.
- c. 1680, John Dryden, Dido to Aeneas
Synonyms
- (to deceive): deceive, mislead
Related terms
- delusion
- delusional
- deluded
- allude
- elude
- illude
Translations
Anagrams
- dueled, eluded
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Verb
delude
- third-person singular present of deludere
Latin
Verb
d?l?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?l?d?
Middle English
Verb
delude
- Alternative form of deluden
Spanish
Verb
delude
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of deludir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of deludir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of deludir.
delude From the web:
- deluded meaning
- what deluded means in spanish
- delude what does it mean
- what does deluded
- what does deluded mean in a sentence
- what do deluded mean
- what is deluded thinking
- what's deluded mean
sham
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æm/
- Rhymes: -æm
Etymology 1
Probably a dialectal form of shame.
Adjective
sham
- Intended to deceive; false.
- counterfeit; unreal
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
- They scorned the sham independence proffered to them by the Athenians.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
Synonyms
- mock
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Antonyms
- genuine
- sincere
- real
Derived terms
- shammish
Translations
Noun
sham (countable and uncountable, plural shams)
- A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
- Trickery, hoaxing.
- A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
- A decorative cover for a pillow.
Derived terms
- shamateur
Translations
See also
- pillow sham
Verb
sham (third-person singular simple present shams, present participle shamming, simple past and past participle shammed)
- To deceive, cheat, lie.
- To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
- To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
sham (uncountable)
- (slang) Champagne.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of William Makepeace Thackeray to this entry?)
- So I orders a bottle, as if for myself; and, 'Ma'am,' says I, 'will you take a glass of Sham — just one?'
- (Can we find and add a quotation of William Makepeace Thackeray to this entry?)
Further reading
- sham in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sham in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- sham at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, Hams, MASH, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, Mash, SAHM, Sahm, hams, mash
Karakalpak
Etymology
From Arabic ????
Noun
sham
- candle
Uzbek
Etymology
From Arabic ????
Noun
sham (plural shamlar)
- candle
sham From the web:
- what shampoo should i use
- what shampoo is good for oily hair
- what shameless character are you
- what shampoo is good for hair loss
- what shampoos are good for your hair
- what shampoo is good for dandruff
- what shampoos cause hair loss
- what shampoos are bad for your hair
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- delude vs sham
- impressive vs lofty
- whittle vs hack
- specification vs homily
- subtraction vs cut
- contrary vs estranged
- furrow vs gutter
- pummel vs drive
- meeting vs discussion
- fiendish vs ruthless
- intimation vs warning
- amalgam vs fusion
- uniformity vs resemblance
- unexplainable vs perplexing
- scratch vs outrage
- portcullis vs portico
- abhorrent vs nauseating
- opposing vs wavering
- obstruction vs bridle
- harrowing vs shocking