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charade

noun

cha·​rade shə-ˈrād How to pronounce charade (audio) -ˈräd How to pronounce charade (audio)
1
: a word represented in riddling verse or by picture, tableau, or dramatic action (such as intrusion represented by depiction of inn, true, and shun)
2
charades plural : a game in which some of the players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who may not speak
3
: an empty or deceptive act or pretense
his concern was a charade

Example Sentences

We've grown tired of your charades. put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
Recent Examples on the Web Thus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 8 May 2022 Assuming 12 percent losses, the Lightning could keep up this charade for about 150 hours, or just over six days, moving the equivalent of about eight times the energy stored in its 131.0-kWh extended-range pack before it would be completely drained. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 2 June 2022 The whole thing is a charade to ultimately undertake a severe cyberattack. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Functionaries and volunteers, full of good will and exhibiting sincere devotion, are nonetheless just part of the charade. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Joanna gets almost everything she's ever wanted, but her charade hangs over her head. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 And despite all the paper trails and testimonies stacked against him, the Russian president continues his charade of being a dutiful bureaucrat with a simple, middle-class lifestyle. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2022 The idea that offices are necessary to ensure that workers work has been exposed as a charade by the pandemic. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 26 May 2022 This means taking the Privileges or Immunities Clause seriously and stopping the charade of tilting at the Due Process Clause, which protects only procedural rights. . . . Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, from Occitan charrado chat, from charrá to chat, chatter

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of charade was in 1776

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