pretension
/pritˈɛnʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a false or unsupportable quality
Noun
the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
Noun
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)