charade
/ʃəˈrɑːd/noun
उच्चारण शराड
ढोंग, दिखावा, स्वाँग
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a situation in which people pretend that something is true when it clearly is not
ढोंग, दिखावा, स्वाँग
- The trial was a charade.
- The election was a charade, because the result had already been decided.
- The so-called inspection was a charade, since nothing was really checked.
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- He kept up the charade of being happy at his job.
- Everyone saw the apology as a charade.
Synonyms pretence sham farce travesty masquerade
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[pl.] charades
a party game in which one player acts out the syllables of a word, and the others try to guess it
(अभिनय से शब्द बताने का) खेल
- We played charades.
- On rainy evenings, the family sat together and played charades.
- We played charades at the wedding party.
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- The children love charades on long train journeys.
- It was my turn to act out a film in charades.
Synonyms dumb charades mime
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AaSpelling
cha·rade
Spelling and pronunciation: cha-rade, /ʃəˈrɑːd/ (British; American /ʃəˈreɪd/), with ch pronounced /ʃ/ (from French).
Spelling और pronunciation में cha-rade, /ʃəˈrɑːd/ (British; American /ʃəˈreɪd/), ch की ध्वनि /ʃ/ (French से)।
?Which word?
Keep the pretence words together: charade (an obvious pretence), sham (something that is not what it seems), farce (a ridiculous event), travesty (a bad imitation: 'a travesty of justice'), facade (a false appearance).
दिखावे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: charade (स्पष्ट ढोंग), sham (जैसा दिखे वैसा न होना), farce (हास्यास्पद घटना), travesty (बुरी नकल: 'a travesty of justice'), facade (झूठा रूप, मुखौटा)।
§Grammar and usage
Indian English: dumb charades is a popular party game.
भारतीय English में dumb charades लोकप्रिय पार्टी खेल है।