shamming Definition

sham
adj

1. False, counterfeit or pretended; insincere.

Thesaurus: false, artificial, ersatz, imitation, mock, pseudo, simulated, synthetic; misleading, lying, false, bogus; Antonym: genuine, true.

verb, tr & intr shammed, shamming

1. To pretend or feign.
2. To make false pretences or to pretend to be.

Example: to sham sick

noun

1. Anything not genuine.

Thesaurus: fraud, forgery, pretence, counterfeit, fake.
2. A person who shams, especially an impostor.

Etymology: 17c: derived from shame.