shammed

UK
/ʃæmd/
US
/ʃæmd/
shammedadjective
UK
/ʃæmd/
US
/ʃæmd/
Translations
He was wearing a shammed smile during the entire meeting.
На протяжении всей встречи у него была поддельная улыбка.
Her shammed enthusiasm was obvious to everyone.
Ее фальшивый энтузиазм был очевиден всем.
Definitions
Pretended or feigned; not genuine or real.
The shammed enthusiasm of the salesperson was evident to everyone in the room.
shamverb

shammed

Past Simple

shammed
Past Simple
shammed
Past Participle
shamming
Gerund
UK
/ʃæm/
US
/ʃæm/
Translations
He decided to sham illness to avoid going to work.
Он решил симулировать болезнь, чтобы не идти на работу.
She would sham happiness whenever she was around her friends.
Она притворялась счастливой, когда была рядом с друзьями.
Definitions
To pretend to be something or someone that one is not.
He shammed illness to avoid going to work.
shamnoun
Definitions
A thing that is not what it is purported to be; a false or counterfeit imitation.
The entire scheme was exposed as a sham, deceiving investors with fake promises.
A decorative cover for a pillow.
She bought a new set of pillow shams to match her bedroom decor.
A false display intended to deceive; pretense.
His remorse was a sham designed to gain sympathy.
shamadjective
Definitions
Falsely presented as genuine or authentic; fake or counterfeit.
The sham document was quickly identified by the experts.
Pretending to be something it is not; feigned or simulated.
Her sham enthusiasm was evident to everyone at the meeting.