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An attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.
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pretension
The restaurant's elaborate descriptions struck her as empty pretension.
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The actor playing the collector adopted a pompous manner, turning a simple welcome into a long ceremony about the honor of entering his home. His pretension to artistic expertise became clear when he praised a painting without recognizing that it hung upside down.
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