imposture
English
Etymology
From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus
Noun
imposture (plural impostures)
- The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 292-293:
- There is something very horrible in the laugh of a dying man: Hovering on the verge of both worlds, he seems to give the lie to both, and proclaim the enjoyments of one, and the hopes of another, alike an imposture.
- Synonym: cheating
- 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 292-293:
Translations
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating
References
- imposture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- imposture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Further reading
- “imposture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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