imposture
/ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/
imposture noun: the act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.
Noun
imposture (countable and uncountable, plural impostures)
- The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.
- Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take place, for ignorance is the parent of credulity.1774, [Oliver] Goldsmith, “Of the Earliest State of Greece”, in The Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great, volume I, London: […] J[ohn] and F[rancis] Rivington...
- There is something very horrible in the laugh of a dying man: Hovering on the verge of both worlds, he seems to give the lie to both, and proclaim the enjoyments of one, and the hopes of another, alike an imposture.1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 292
- Synonyms:
- cheating
imposture meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
imposture in Hindi
- imposture, pretence, deception
- विडंबना viḍambanā
imposture in Tamil
- மடிப்பு, விடம்பனம், புழுதிமாயம், ஒப்பாரி
imposture in Urdu
- عیاری, بہروپ
imposture in Bengali
- প্রতারণা, ভণ্ডামি, ছদ্মবেশ ধারণ করে ঠকানো
More languagesFewer languages
- imposture in Malayalam
- വഞ്ചന, കള്ളത്തരം, വ്യാജം, കപടം
- imposture in Kannada
- ಮೋಸ, ಉಕ್ಕಿವ, ಚದುಪು, ಟಕ್ಕುವಗೆ
Synonyms of imposture
Forms of imposture
| plural | impostures |
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Origin of imposture
From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.
Words formed from imposture
Questions about imposture
- What does imposture mean?
- Imposture means the act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.
- What is imposture in Hindi?
- Imposture in Hindi is विडंबना (viḍambanā). See Imposture meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is imposture?
- Imposture is a noun.
- How do you pronounce imposture?
- Imposture is pronounced /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of imposture?
- The plural of imposture is impostures.
Words near imposture in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: imposture (page history and authors); विडंबना (Hindi) (page history and authors); imposture (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imposture (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Imposture (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imposture (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imposture (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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