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facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

immateriality collapse: the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter; complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration

pageant collapse: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes; a rich and spectacular ceremony

disguise collapse: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"; make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

telecast collapse: a television broadcast; broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised"

masquerade collapse: making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"; a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the Internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"; take part in a masquerade

falsity collapse: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"

come to light collapse: be revealed or disclosed; "The truth finally came to light"

ostentation collapse: pretentious or showy or vulgar display; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity; a gaudy outward display

semblance collapse: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

spectacle collapse: a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself; an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale; something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"

humbug collapse: communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive; trick or deceive

phantasmagoria collapse: a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream)

delusion collapse: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"; (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

camouflage collapse: device or stratagem for concealment or deceit; fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background; disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

feint collapse: any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack); deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot"

slip of the tongue collapse: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

talk show collapse: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show"

mystery play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ

miracle play collapse: a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr

revue collapse: a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

falsification collapse: the act of determining that something is false; the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting; a willful perversion of facts

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