26984 words

charade

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
an act or event that is clearly false:

Examples:

Everyone knew who was going to get the job from the start - the interviews were just a charade.
2
a team game in which each member tries to communicate to the others a particular word or phrase that they have been given, by expressing each syllable or word using silent actions:

Examples:

Our family used to love playing charades.
3
an act or event that is obviously false, although represented as true:

Examples:

From the beginning we knew who would get the job – the interviews were just a charade.

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