n. a claim; esp. an unsupported one; as to some distinction or accomplishment; pretension a false claim or profession a false show of something a pretending; as at play Chiefly British.
He wanted to obtain money under false pretences.
acting; disguise; faking;feigning; fiction; masquerade
honesty; sincerity
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