Imposture
noun
An act of pretending to be a different person or a false display of things.
The man was accused of imposture after he pretended to be a police officer.
Often appears as...
- accused of imposture
- act of imposture
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Formal
noun
A false or assumed identity.
The spy's imposture was so good that even his friends didn't recognize him.
Often appears as...
- maintain an imposture
- reveal an imposture
Usage tips
Formal
noun
An act of pretending to be a different person or a false display of things.
The man was accused of imposture after he pretended to be a police officer.
Often appears as...
- accused of imposture
- act of imposture
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A false or assumed identity.
The spy's imposture was so good that even his friends didn't recognize him.
Often appears as...
- maintain an imposture
- reveal an imposture
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Persona
Imposture refers to someone falsely claiming to be another, often for personal gain.
His imposture as a doctor ended when the hospital staff became suspicious.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegality Associated
Using imposture to deceive is usually illegal and can lead to arrest or penalties.
She faced jail time for her imposture that cost investors millions.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Imposture generally has a negative tone, as it involves deception and dishonesty.
The community was outraged by the charity worker's imposture.
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Persona
Imposture refers to someone falsely claiming to be another, often for personal gain.
His imposture as a doctor ended when the hospital staff became suspicious.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegality Associated
Using imposture to deceive is usually illegal and can lead to arrest or penalties.
She faced jail time for her imposture that cost investors millions.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Imposture generally has a negative tone, as it involves deception and dishonesty.
The community was outraged by the charity worker's imposture.
Pro Tip 1/3Unreal Persona
Imposture refers to someone falsely claiming to be another, often for personal gain.
His imposture as a doctor ended when the hospital staff became suspicious.
Pro Tip 2/3Illegality Associated
Using imposture to deceive is usually illegal and can lead to arrest or penalties.
She faced jail time for her imposture that cost investors millions.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Imposture generally has a negative tone, as it involves deception and dishonesty.
The community was outraged by the charity worker's imposture.
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Video examples
Love -- you're doing it...
we are all impostors, a bit like a man on the street who appears totally cool and indifferent, while he has actually anticipated and calculated so that all eyes are on him. I think that becoming aware of this general imposture that concerns all of us
Video examples
Love -- you're doing it...
we are all impostors, a bit like a man on the street who appears totally cool and indifferent, while he has actually anticipated and calculated so that all eyes are on him. I think that becoming aware of this general imposture that concerns all of us
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Adoniram Judson
American Clergyman
Blessed be God, that we live in these latter times - the latter times of the reign of darkness and imposture. Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to cooperate with the Saviour in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing his kingdom throughout the world.
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Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
The number who actually consented to the Constitution of the United States, at the first, was very small. Considered as the act of the whole people, the adoption of the Constitution was the merest farce and imposture, binding upon nobody.
Quote examples
Adoniram Judson
American Clergyman
Blessed be God, that we live in these latter times - the latter times of the reign of darkness and imposture. Great is our privilege, precious our opportunity, to cooperate with the Saviour in the blessed work of enlarging and establishing his kingdom throughout the world.
Quote examples
Lysander Spooner
American Philosopher
The number who actually consented to the Constitution of the United States, at the first, was very small. Considered as the act of the whole people, the adoption of the Constitution was the merest farce and imposture, binding upon nobody.
Example 1 of 2
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