Definition
Plural of imposter; people who pretend to be someone else or claim to have skills or qualities they don't actually have.
Etymology
From Latin imponere (in- meaning in, ponere meaning to place), literally 'to place upon' or impose; gradually came to mean someone who tricks others by posing as someone else.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'impostor syndrome'—where accomplished people doubt their abilities and feel like frauds—might exist because we're all somewhat aware that we're all performing versions of ourselves in different contexts, making the line between 'imposter' and 'authentic self' fuzzier than we'd like to admit.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُزَوَّرُونَ
mu-zaw-war-oon
BNবাংলা
অসত্যকারী
os-ty-ka-ree
CACatalà
impostors
im-poh-STOH-rs
CSČeština
podvodníci
po-dvod-ni-kee
DADansk
bedragerer
be-dra-geh-reh
DEDeutsch
Imposter
im-poh-STOHR
ELΕλληνικά
ψευδοί
pseu-doi
ESEspañol
impostores
im-poh-STOH-res
FAفارسی
مُدّعیان
mod-dai-yan
FISuomi
väärentäjiä
väh-ren-tä-jii-ä
FRFrançais
imposteurs
im-poh-STOH-reh
HEעברית
impostors
im-poh-STOH-rs
HUMagyar
hamisítók
ha-mi-si-tokk
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipu
pe-ni-pu
ITItaliano
impostori
im-poh-STOH-ree
MRMR
असली नाही
as-lee na-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
penipu
pe-ni-pu
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်မဟုတ်
pon-ma-hwan-ma-ho-kt
NLNederlands
imposters
im-poh-steh-rs
NONorsk
bedragerer
be-dra-geh-reh
PAPA
impostors
im-poh-STOH-rs
PLPolski
oszuści
oh-shus-chee
PTPortuguês
impostores
im-poh-STOH-res
RORomână
impostori
im-poh-STOH-ree
RUРусский
шарлатаны
shar-la-ta-ny
SVSvenska
bedrägerare
bed-dra-reh-rah-reh
SWKiswahili
waongo
wa-on-go
TAதமிழ்
மூர்க்கர்கள்
moo-rkk-ar-gal
TEతెలుగు
బుద్ధిహీన
bud-dhi-hee-na
THไทย
ผู้ปลอมตัว
poo-plhom-tua
TLTL
mga impostor
mga im-poh-stohr
TRTürkçe
sahtekarlar
sah-teh-ka-rlar
UKУкраїнська
шарлатани
shar-la-ta-ni
URاردو
مُزَوَّرُونَ
mu-zaw-war-oon
VITiếng Việt
người giả mạo
ngoo-ee gya ma-ow
ZH中文
冒名顶替者
mào míng dǐng tì zhě
ZUZU
abantu abaphikisayo
ah-ban-too ah-ba-phi-ki-sa-yo