Imposture
[ɪm'pɒstʃə] or [ɪm'pɑstʃɚ]
Definition
(n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Inputed by Alex
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cheat, trick, deception, imposition, hoax, fraud, delusion, artifice, ruse, dodge, wile, deceit, stratagem, BAM, chouse, clap-trap, crafty device.
Checked by Calvin
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See IMPOSTOR_and_CHEAT]
Edited by Kitty
Examples
- It was a poor, miserable imposture. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is an imposture--this grotto stuff--but it is one that all men ought to thank the Catholics for. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It is impossible to say on what foundations this man built his hopes of being able to carry on such an imposture. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We two, in the estimation of others, are at once the dupes and the agents of a daring imposture. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Typist: Tim