pre-tension

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Definition of pre-tension in English English dictionary

pretension
Pretentiousness
pretension
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality, usually with "to"
pretension
a bold or presumptuous assertion
pretension
{n} a claim, right, pretense
pretension
a false or unsupportable quality
pretension
disapproval If you say that someone has pretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are. Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension
pretension
a false or unsupportable quality the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
pretension
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
{i} claim, assertion; act of pretending, act of feigning; arrogance, haughtiness
pretension
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality
pretension
the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
pretension
If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing. The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status
pretension
the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
pretension
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title
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