Definitions
not genuine; imitating something superior
Word origin
From Middle English counterfeit, countrefet, from Anglo-Norman countrefait, from Old French contrefait, from Latin contra- (“against”) + Latin facere (“to make”). Piecewise doublet of contrafactum.
Used in a sentence
“This counterfeit watch looks like the real thing, but it broke a week after I bought it.”
“Finding out Irish people might have been slaves is kind of like finding a counterfeit bill where you're like, "You think I can use this for something?"”
“counterfeit sympathy”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Imitation item”11 letters
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