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1 imposture
[impɔsčə]nounsleparstvo, sleparija; nastopaštvo, petelinjenje
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imposture — ► NOUN ▪ an instance of assuming a false identity … English terms dictionary
imposture — noun Etymology: Late Latin impostura, from Latin impositus, impostus, past participle of imponere Date: 1537 1. the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name 2. an instance of imposture Synonyms: imposture, fraud, sham … New Collegiate Dictionary
imposture — I noun cheat, chicane, counterfeit, craft, cunning, deceit, deception, dodge, duplicity, fake, fallacia, false conduct, forgery, fraud, fraudulence, fraus, guile, hoax, hollow pretense, imitation, knavery, pretense, ruse, sham, sleight,… … Law dictionary
imposture — noun Barton s imposture was recognized as such only after he had fled town Syn: misrepresentation, pretense, deceit, deception, trickery, artifice, subterfuge, feint; hoax, trick, ruse, dodge; informal con, scam, flimflam … Thesaurus of popular words
imposture — noun The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating … Wiktionary
imposture — noun an instance of assuming a false identity … English new terms dictionary
imposture — noun (U) formal a situation in which someone tricks people by pretending to be someone else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
imposture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. masquerade, pretense; fraud, deception; impersonation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deceit, deception, hoax; see deception 1 , trick 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An indirect, usually cunning means… … English dictionary for students
imposture — im|pos|ture [ ım pastʃər ] noun count or uncount VERY FORMAL the behavior of an impostor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
imposture — /ɪmˈpɒstʃə/ (say im poschuh) noun 1. the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others. 2. deception practised under an assumed character or name, as by an impostor. 3. an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition. {Late Latin… …
fraud — noun Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo French, from Latin fraud , fraus Date: 14th century 1. a. deceit, trickery; specifically intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender… … New Collegiate Dictionary