Pretension

Definition:

• (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
• (n.) A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.

Compare pretension with other words:

presension vs. pretension

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arrogative vs. pretension

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pretence vs. pretension

pretend vs. pretension

canter vs. pretension

pretension vs. unassuming

pretense vs. pretension

aspiration vs. pretension

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