scharade (pantomimisches ratespiel)

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charade

Something apparently real but based on pretence/pretense

She said she loved me but it was only a charade.

{n} a composition in which a word and each syllable of it contains an enigma

disapproval If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone. I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality

A party game in which players mime a word or phrase that the other players must try to guess

{i} game in which words or phrases are pantomimed while others guess the meaning

a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations

a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

Charades is a game for teams of players in which one team acts a word or phrase, syllable by syllable, until other players guess the whole word or phrase