pretense

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noun

Plural noun:

pretensespretenceprætense

1.
(countable, uncountable)(countable or uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
He visited the king under the pretense of friendliness.
"Lady Little", the title that she used, was just a pretense.
She appeared to weep uncontrollably, but it was all pretense.
2.
(uncountable)Affectation or ostentation of manner.
She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Intention or purpose not real but professed.
with only a pretense of accuracy
4.
(countable, uncountable)An unsupported claim made or implied.
5.
(countable, uncountable)An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
6.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Intention; design.

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Đồng nghĩa

affectation deception escapefalse pretensefiction imitation pretext sham subterfuge

Cùng gốc / liên quan

pretensed pretenseful pretenseless pretend pretender pretensionpretentiositypretentious pretentiousness

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from praetēnsus, past participle of Latin praetendō (to pretend), from prae- (before) + tendō (to stretch); see pretend.