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Imposture

Noun CEFR B2
ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)

Definitions

The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.

Equivalents

Españolimpostura
Françaisimposture
DeutschHochstapelei
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Examples

“Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take⟳ place⟳, for ignorance is the parent of credulity.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Impostures impostury imposure impot Impotence impotency

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