pretension
🇺🇸
/prɪˈtenʃn/
🇬🇧
/prɪˈtenʃn/
noun
R
Trying to show off by acting more important or smarter than you really are.
He didn't like her because of her pretension to be an expert in everything.
R
A claim that you can do something or be something, even if it's not true.
The author made no pretension of being an expert on the subject.
translation
Trying to show off by acting more important or smarter than you really are.; A claim that you can do something or be something, even if it's not true.
Word Forms
Plural
pretensions