imposture

(ĭm-pŏs'chər)
n.
The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.

[French, from Old French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon. See impose.]

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noun

An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal shenanigan, take-in. See honest/dishonest, means.

n

Definition: fraud, trick
Antonyms: honesty, reality, truth

For a list of words related to imposture, see:

• Secrecy and Concealment - imposture: practice of deception under an assumed name or character

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See words rhyming with "imposture."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - svindel, bedrageri, falskneri

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedrog

Français (French)
n. - imposture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Betrug, Hochstapelei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απάτη, μπαγαποντιά, τσαρλατανιά

Italiano (Italian)
impostura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - embuste (m), fingimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
мошенничество

Español (Spanish)
n. - impostura, engaño, fraude

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bedrägeri, skoj

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
欺诈, 冒牌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 欺詐, 冒牌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사기, 협잡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 詐称, 詐欺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دجل, خداع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחזות, רמאות‬

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