Shammer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæmɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈamə/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæmɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imposter sham faker fraud pseud skulker pretender role player impostor fake malingerer pseudo

Word Forms

malinger	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
skulk	verb	avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
sham	verb	make a pretence of
pretend	verb	behave unnaturally or affectedly
fake	adjective	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
fake	verb	tamper, with the purpose of deception
sham	adjective	adopted in order to deceive

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

marteleur

quelqu'un qui se soustrait à son devoir en feignant une maladie ou une incapacité

🇪🇸Spanish

impostor

alguien que elude su deber fingiendo enfermedad o incapacidad

🇮🇹Italian

martello

qualcuno che si sottrae al proprio dovere fingendo malattia o incapacità

🇳🇱Dutch

jammer

iemand die zich aan zijn plicht onttrekt door ziekte of onvermogen te veinzen

🇷🇺Russian

молотить

кто-то уклоняется от своих обязанностей, симулируя болезнь или недееспособность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढोंगी

कोई व्यक्ति बीमारी या अक्षमता का बहाना बनाकर अपने कर्तव्य से भाग रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্যামার

কেউ অসুস্থতা বা অক্ষমতার ভান করে তাদের দায়িত্ব এড়িয়ে যাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வெட்கம்

யாரோ ஒருவர் நோய் அல்லது இயலாமையைப் போலியாகக் காட்டி தங்கள் கடமையைத் தட்டிக் கழிக்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

షేమర్

ఎవరైనా అనారోగ్యం లేదా అసమర్థత చూపించడం ద్వారా తమ బాధ్యతను విస్మరిస్తున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

शेमर

आजारपण किंवा असमर्थता दाखवून कोणीतरी आपले कर्तव्य टाळत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેમર

કોઈ બીમારી અથવા અસમર્થતાનો ઢોંગ કરીને તેમની ફરજથી દૂર રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಚಿಕೆ

ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವನ್ನು ನುಣುಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാണംകെട്ട്

അസുഖമോ കഴിവില്ലായ്മയോ നടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ആരെങ്കിലും അവരുടെ കടമയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੈਮਰ

ਕੋਈ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਮਰੱਥਾ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਭੱਜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیمر

کوئی بیماری یا نااہلی کا بہانہ بنا کر اپنے فرض سے کنارہ کشی کر رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锤击

某人通过假装生病或丧失工作能力来逃避责任

🇯🇵Japanese

ハンマー

病気または無能力を装って義務を回避する人

🇰🇷Korean

망치

질병이나 무능력을 가장하여 직무를 회피하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người giả vờ

ai đó trốn tránh nhiệm vụ của mình bằng cách giả vờ ốm đau hoặc mất năng lực

🇹🇭Thai

ค้อนทุบ

บุคคลที่ละทิ้งหน้าที่โดยแสร้งทำเป็นป่วยหรือไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

malu

seseorang melalaikan tugasnya dengan berpura-pura sakit atau tidak mampu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خدعة

شخص يتهرب من واجبه بالتظاهر بالمرض أو العجز

🇮🇷Persian

شمر

کسی که با تظاهر به بیماری یا ناتوانی از انجام وظیفه شانه خالی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

şamandıra

hastalık ya da iş göremezlik numarası yaparak görevinden kaçan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

שמר

מישהו שמתנער מחובתו על ידי העמדת פנים של מחלה או חוסר יכולת

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