pretentiousness
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/prɪˈtenʃəsnəs/
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/prɪˈtenʃəsnəs/
noun
R
Behaving in a way that tries to make you seem more important or intelligent than you really are, often to impress others.
Despite his fame, he managed to avoid the pretentiousness that often comes with it.
translation
Behaving in a way that tries to make you seem more important or intelligent than you really are, often to impress others.
Word Forms
Plural
pretentiousnesses