Definition of
pretension has definitions from the field of law
1
[ noun ] a false or unsupportable quality

Synonyms

pretence pretense

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

Today Sukarno 's government is heavily besieged by avowed Communists , and for all_of its `` neutralist '' pretensions , it is a firm ally of Soviet policy .

Related terms

artificiality pretend

2
[ noun ] (law) the advancing of a claim

Examples

"his pretension to the crown" "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

Related terms

claim pretend

3
[ noun ] the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Synonyms

pretentiousness

Related terms

unpretentiousness unnaturalness ostentation

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Rhymes with

retention detention tension hypertension hypotension attention contention extension prevention detection pension comprehension misapprehension dimension dissension apprehension invention suspension overprotection protection mention gentian condescension ascension convention cetacean redemption limitation irritation interpretation deforestation arbitration gravitation decapitation cetacean precipitation cistercian solicitation dictation resuscitation invitation visitation cogitation levitation extinction sanitation titian glaciation appreciation negotiation infiltration depreciation registration citation association substantiation initiation delineation administration differentiation reiteration excitation filtration erection reduction prediction reelection election rejection defection repression reception preemption redemption substitution restitution institution station precession nation resumption insertion alliteration depiction ejection deduction disinfection reflection rejection dissection exemption seduction infection expansion irradiation mediation substantiation depression reception remediation repudiation radiation eruption deception differentiation interconnection inaction disconnection connection sanitation visitation geriatrician meditation vegetation petition nutrition premeditation transportation notation obstetrician habitation amputation flirtation misinterpretation politician reputation hesitation mutation distortion repetition flotation agitation malnutrition quotation rotation imitation annotation accreditation dietitian refutation reinterpretation imputation rehabilitation recitation attrition equitation dilatation theoretician patrician facilitation mathematician cohabitation palpitation competition connotation dissertation penetration computation permutation inhabitation pediatrician retraction reaction edition mansion deportation superstition expectation revulsion documentation presentation gestation denunciation variation expropriation transplantation retaliation disorientation fragmentation experimentation pigmentation dentition molestation humiliation optician orientation pronunciation ornamentation manifestation exfoliation devastation misappropriation representation foliation reflation deviation repatriation statistician procreation renunciation

Phonetic and Homophones

P R IY0 T EH1 N SH AH0 N

Similar Spelling

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