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Imposture

//ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.

    "Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take place, for ignorance is the parent of credulity."

  2. 2
    pretending to be another person wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.

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