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Meaning of charade

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

charade

Pronunciation:/ʃəˈɹeɪd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

  2. A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

    Synonyms:acted charadedumb charade

  3. A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

  4. A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

    Example: This whole charade is absurd.

    Synonyms:farcesham

verb

Definitions

  1. To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charade

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