noun. A fraud or forgery; an act of doctoring, or the product of one.

noun. the act of faking (or the product of faking)

"Jared’s brilliant ability to detect elfin fakery is never established, and Mulgarath’s shapechanging early in the movie is so minimal that it’s easy to forget."

deceit  deception  dissembling  dissimulation  

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acting  affectation  appearance  attitudinizing  bluff