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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
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travesty
English
Etymology
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) +? vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vesti? (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of transvest.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?v??s-t?, tr?v??s-t?, IPA(key): /?t?æv.?s.ti/, /?t?æv.?s.ti/
- Hyphenation: trav?es?ty
Noun
travesty (plural travesties)
- An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- 1845, Thomas De Quincey, William Godwin
- A parody or stylistic imitation.
- (derogatory) A grossly inferior imitation.
- A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
- (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.
Synonyms
- caricature
- feign
Antonyms
- veracity
Related terms
Translations
Verb
travesty (third-person singular simple present travesties, present participle travestying, simple past and past participle travestied)
- (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody.
Further reading
- travesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- travesty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- travesty at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “travesty”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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