Meaning of the word charades in English

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charades

US /ʃəˈreɪdz/

UK /ʃəˈreɪdz/

a game in which players guess a word or phrase from a silent charade acted out by another player

Example:

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We played charades after dinner.

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She's very good at acting out charades.

Synonym:

mime pantomime acting game

an absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance

Example:

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Their marriage was a complete charade.

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The whole trial was a charade, designed to protect the guilty.

Synonym:

farce pretense mockery sham hoax

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