Meaning & use
Shamming
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Pretending or faking something, especially an illness, injury, or emotion.
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The soldier was accused of shamming an injury to avoid combat duty.
She wasn't really asleep; she was just shamming to avoid the conversation.
A note on using this word
From the noun 'sham' (something false or fake), whose own origin is uncertain but dates to 17th-century English slang.
Words with a similar meaning
fakingfeigning
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