to sham
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6.4
- verb
- /ʃæm/
:
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- That's just one problem that I see, because mixing studies that compare acupuncture to no treatment, to sham treatment, or to sham treatment and no treatment are comparing apples and oranges in a way.
Examples
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- You can't sham a reflex, sir.
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a) "Mixing studies that compare acupuncture to no treatment, to sham treatment, or to sham treatment and no treatment are comparing apples and oranges in a way."
Blog text (12) -
a) "Mixing studies that compare acupuncture to no treatment, to sham treatment, or to sham treatment and no treatment are comparing apples and oranges in a way."
Blog text (12) -
That's just one problem that I see, because mixing studies that compare acupuncture to no treatment, to sham treatment, or to sham treatment and no treatment are comparing apples and oranges in a way.
Blog text (12) -
He tried to sham a cough to avoid answering the question.
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In the play, the villain attempted to sham innocence to mislead the hero.
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She decided to sham excitement for her friend's surprise party, even though she already knew about it.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
To act as if something is true when it is not
172
6.1
To pretend to be someone you are not to trick people
115
8.1
To pretend to have a feeling or quality to deceive others
71
6.9
Give a false story about someone or something to trick people
40
7.2
Pretend to feel something, like surprise or interest, to trick other people
26
6.9
To pretend to be someone else to hide the truth
22
7.2
To hide the truth about yourself by pretending something else is true
20
6.7
Pretend to have a feeling to trick people
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
11
5.0
Pretend to have a quality or feeling
9
9.1
To hide true feelings or intentions by pretending to feel something else
3
6.0
Pretend to be a person or website online to trick people
2
4.5
To trick people into believing something false
1
9.1
Pretending to be someone else to trick people
1
8.7
To trick someone by pretending to be something they are not
1
8.1
To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself
To pretend to be someone else to trick people
To trick someone to get their money
To trick someone by lying or cheating
To cheat someone using tricks or fake deals
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb sham grew from that same old informal sense of 'pretend': to act as if you have something when you do not. So to sham is to fake or pretend to fool others.