imposture

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Noun

imposture (plural impostures)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: cheating

Translations

• Russian: надувательство
• Spanish: impostura

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