pretension pretension /prɪˈten.ʃən/ noun
1 F0 [C usually plural] a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value: » The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.» The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions took a dent when they were beaten last week.Thesaurus+: ↑Opinions, beliefs and points of view2 F0 [U] (ALSO pretentiousness) the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are Thesaurus+: ↑Affected and insincere |