charade
[noun]
Synonyms: pretence, fake, farce, pantomime, parody, travesty

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cha‧rade /ʃəˈrɑːd $ ʃəˈreɪd/ noun
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Provençal charrado 'conversation']

1. charades [uncountable] a game in which one person uses actions and no words to show the meaning of a word or phrase, and other people have to guess what it is

2. [countable] a situation in which people behave as though something is true or serious, when it is not really true:
Unless more money is given to schools, all this talk of improving education is just a charade.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

charade
noun
ADJ. clever, elaborate | pathetic, ridiculous
VERB + CHARADE continue, go along with, keep up, maintain, take part in I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.
PREP. ~ of She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.

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