pretense
🇺🇸
/ˈpriːtens/
🇬🇧
/prɪˈtens/
noun
R
acting in a way to make others believe something false
She kept up the pretense of being happy even though she was sad.
R
claiming to have a quality or skill
He made a pretense of knowing the answer when he did not.
translation
acting in a way to make others believe something false; claiming to have a quality or skill
Word Forms
Plural
pretenses