Pretension is what you're guilty of when you boorishly try to impress other people with how important or clever you are.
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
Noun
a false or unsupportable quality
Noun
the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Noun
the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
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.
Pretension
The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion.2.
This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards.
Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions.
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
Usage Examples
Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.
Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth.
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