pretense

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɹiːtɛns/

Noun

pretense (American spelling)

1. (US) A false or hypocritical profession

   under pretense of friendliness

2. Intention or purpose not real but professed.

   with only a pretense of accuracy

3. An unsupported claim made or implied.
4. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

Synonyms

• affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment or an awkward situation
• false pretense
• fiction
• imitation
• pretext
• sham
• subterfuge
• See also Thesaurus:pretext

Related terms

• pretend
• pretender
• pretension
• pretentious
• pretentiousness

Translations

• German: Vortäuschung , Vorspiegelung, Vortäuschen , Anschein, Heucheln
• Russian: притво́рство

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