pretension
nounAn attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.
Unwarranted display of importance
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Clear all filtersAn attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.
Unwarranted display of importance
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To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.
Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.
Claimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.
Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.
A response that challenges a claim with opposing arguments or evidence.
To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.
An argument or evidence showing that a claim is false or mistaken.
To demonstrate that a claim or argument is false.
To give up possession, control, or a claim.
To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.
To reject a claim, idea, or association as invalid or unacceptable.
To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.
False, counterfeit, or not genuinely what it claims to be.
To support a claim with evidence or proof.
Planned to achieve a particular immediate purpose or support a larger aim.
To voluntarily give up a right or claim, or decide not to enforce a requirement.
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