Definitions for SHAM
ʃæmsham

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fake, sham, postichenoun

   something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role playeradjective

   a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamverb

   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"

4. simulate, assume, sham, feignverb

   make a pretence of

   "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

5. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissembleverb

   make believe with the intent to deceive

   "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shamnoun

   A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.

   The time-share deal was a sham.

2. shamnoun

   Trickery, hoaxing.

   A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.

3. shamnoun

   A decorative cover for a pillow.

4. shamverb

   To deceive, cheat, lie.

   You were shammed by the pool shark.

5. shamadjective

   Intended to deceive; false.

   It was only a sham wedding, they didn't care much for one another but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.

6. Etymology: Probably a dialectal form of shame.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shamadjective

   False; counterfeit; fictitious; pretended.

   Never join the fray,
   Where the sham quarrel interrupts the way. John Gay.

2. Shamnoun

   Fraud; trick; delusion; false pretence; imposture. A low word.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   No sham so gross but it will pass upon a weak man, that is pragmatical and inquisitive. Roger L'Estrange.

   It goes a great way when natural curiosity and vulgar prejudice shall be assisted with the shams of astrological judgments. Roger L'Estrange.

   He that first brought the sham, wheedle, or banter in use, put together, as he thought fit, those ideas he made it stand for. John Locke.

   That in the sacred temple needs would try
   Without a fire th’ unheated gums to fry,
   Believe who will the solemn sham, not I. Addison.

3. To Shamverb

   Etymology: shommi, Welsh, to cheat.

   1. To trick; to cheat; to fool with a fraud; to delude with false pretences. A low word.

   Men tender in point of honour, and yet with little regard to truth, are sooner wrought upon by shame than by conscience, when they find themselves fooled and shammed into a conviction. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. To obtrude by fraud or folly.

   We must have a care that we do not, for want of laying things and things together, sham fallacies upon the world for current reason. Roger L'Estrange.

   Then all your wits that flear and sham,
   Down from Don Quixote to Tom Tram,
   From whom I jests and puns purloin,
   And slily put them off for mine,
   Fond to be thought a country wit. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sham

   A sham is something that is not what it appears to be or is intended to deceive people, typically for personal gain or advantage. It can refer to a fraudulent act, counterfeit object, or false claim. It can also refer to a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shamnoun

   that which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug

2. Shamnoun

   a false front, or removable ornamental covering

3. Shamadjective

   false; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham fight

4. Shamverb

   to trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false pretenses

5. Shamverb

   to obtrude by fraud or imposition

6. Shamverb

   to assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign

7. Shamverb

   to make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose

8. Etymology: [Originally the same word as shame, hence, a disgrace, a trick. See Shame, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sham

   sham, n. a pretence: that which deceives expectation: imposture.—adj. pretended: false.—v.t. to pretend: to feign: to impose upon.—v.i. to make false pretences:—pr.p. sham′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. shammed.—ns. Sham′-fight, a fight in imitation of a real one; Sham′mer, one who shams.—Sham Abraham (see Abraham-man). [Shame.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sham

   False; counterfeit; pretended; as, a sham fight.

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2. SHAM

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sham is ranked #33810 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sham surname appeared 673 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sham.
   
   69.3% or 467 total occurrences were Asian.
   20.9% or 141 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 14 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for SHAM »

1. hams

2. HMAS

3. mash

4. MASH

5. AMHS

6. samh

How to pronounce SHAM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SHAM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHAM in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SHAM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SHAM in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   The committee is a hoax, a sham, a partisan witch hunt which is a continuation of the witch hunt that has gone on since the great day for our country that I came down the golden escalator with our future first lady, they have no case, they have no ratings, so they have to try to do this to get publicity.

2. Andrew Cuomo:

   In New York, we won't be intimidated by frivolous court actions from a group of lobbyists bent on chipping away at commonsense gun safety laws that many responsible gun owners actually support. We have an obligation to protect New Yorkers, and this sham suit will do nothing to stop New Yorkers.

3. Ken Eyring:

   We're talking about the first-in-the-nation status. We're talking about the integrity of our votes, OK ? This is the largest unexplained discrepancy in the history of our state, it's been turned into a sham at this point.

4. Max Miller:

   I've never been in combat, but I can tell you this—I‘ve lost friends in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I’ve seen what these wars have done to young men and women, we are showing all of our adversaries the playbook on how to infiltrate our country. It is a complete joke, and it says it's a sham and what he's really doing is he's putting young men and women out there is risking their lives.

5. Secretary Clinton:

   This Republican whistleblower's account from inside House Armed Services Committee may provide the most definitive proof to date that this taxpayer-funded investigation has been a partisan sham from the start.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SHAM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sham
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SHAM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SHAM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SHAM
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html