charade
noun/ʃəˈreɪd/
Frequency rank: #14,293 most common English word
Meaning
A absurd pretense or deception; something that is obviously false or hollow.
Example sentence
Everyone at the meeting could see that his apology was just charade, with no real remorse behind it.
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