pretension
1. [ noun ] a false or unsupportable quality
Synonyms: pretence pretense
Related terms: artificiality pretend
2. [ noun ] (law) the advancing of a claim
Examples:

"his pretension to the crown" "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

Related terms: claim pretend
3. [ noun ] the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Synonyms: pretentiousness
Related terms: unpretentiousness unnaturalness ostentation
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