What does "imposture" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "imposture"?

Pronounced //ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)//.

Common synonyms include: impersonation, acting, affectation, appearance, artifice, attitudinizing.

/ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

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
pretending to be another person wordnet

"To reason and be mistaken, is that imposture?"

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