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sham meaning in Kannada

ಶಾಮ್

/ˈʃæm//ˈʃeə̯m/

sham in Kannada: ಶಾಮ್. In English, sham means intended to deceive; false.

Kannada words for sham

ಶಾಮ್

English meaning of sham

  1. adjective Intended to deceive; false.
  2. adjective Counterfeit; unreal.
  3. noun A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
  4. noun Trickery, hoaxing.

Full definition of sham

sham in a sentence

  • It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.
  • The time-share deal was a sham.
  • A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.

Synonyms of sham

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Questions about sham in Kannada

What is the meaning of sham in Kannada?
Sham in Kannada is ಶಾಮ್.
sham ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Sham: ಶಾಮ್.
What does sham mean in English?
Sham means intended to deceive; false.

Source and license

Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “sham”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sham (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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