imposture
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9.5
- noun
- /ɪmˈpɑːstʃər/
- Archaic
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impostura
- There are many who think that Spiritualism is upheld through trickery and imposture, but this is far from the truth.
- the true nature of imposture
- the nature of imposture
Examples
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She was arrested for her imposture when she tried to present herself as a government official.
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I thought your book was an imposture.
Academic text (2011) -
The play strongly suggests that the power to impose is inextricably linked with imposture.
Academic text (1990) -
Mankind is forever destined to be the dupes of bold and cunning imposture.
Blog text (4) -
Ossian's Erse epics were an imposture, a forgery, and to this day the only evidence that they ever existed.
Academic text (2011) -
The detective uncovered the suspect's imposture while investigating his false identity.
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His act of imposture as a celebrity led to serious legal consequences.
Synonyms
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
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5.7
An act of copying another person's voice and actions to entertain or trick people
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5.8
A false show of feeling or action meant to trick people
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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9.9
Hiding your true feelings or intentions by pretending
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7.9
Pretending to be someone else online to trick people
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4.1
A way of acting to make others believe something that is not true
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7.4
Pretending to have an illness or feeling to trick others
To pretend to be another person by copying how they act, usually to trick or entertain
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Imposture is related to impose and impostor, from the Latin imponere meaning 'to place upon'. So imposture is like 'putting on' a false identity, pretending to be someone else to trick people.