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sham meaning in Tamil

ஷாம்

/ˈʃæm//ˈʃeə̯m/

sham in Tamil: ஷாம், ஷம். In English, sham means intended to deceive; false.

Tamil words for sham

ஷாம், ஷம்

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

sham in other languages

Questions about sham in Tamil

What is the meaning of sham in Tamil?
Sham in Tamil is ஷாம், ஷம்.
sham என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sham: ஷாம், ஷம்.
What does sham mean in English?
Sham means intended to deceive; false.

Source and license

Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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