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farsa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • charade noun An act or pretence that is obvious and unconvincing, meant to create a false impression.
  • farce noun A comic play or film built on absurd situations, mistaken identity, slamming doors and characters behaving with wild improbability, written purely to get laughs rather than to say anything serious.
  • sham adjective Fake or intended to deceive; not genuine.

Senses

farsa is used for these senses in English:

  • charade A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

farce — full definition

  1. noun A comic play or film built on absurd situations, mistaken identity, slamming doors and characters behaving with wild improbability, written purely to get laughs rather than to say anything serious.
  2. noun A situation or process so badly handled or so obviously rigged that it cannot be taken seriously.
  3. noun In cookery, a seasoned stuffing of minced meat, herbs or breadcrumbs used to fill poultry, fish or vegetables.

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