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pretence


noun
1. a false or unsupportable quality (Freq. 1)
Syn:
pretension, pretense
Derivationally related forms:
pretend (for: pretense)
Hypernyms:
artificiality
2. an artful or simulated semblance (Freq. 1)
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
Syn:
guise, pretense, pretext
Hypernyms:
semblance, gloss, color, colour
3. the act of giving a false appearance
- his conformity was only pretending
Syn:
pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning
Derivationally related forms:
feign (for: feigning), simulate (for: simulation), pretend (for: pretending), pretend (for: pretense)
Hypernyms:
deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Hyponyms:
appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation,
mannerism, pose, affectedness, masquerade
4. imaginative intellectual play
Syn:
pretense, make-believe
Derivationally related forms:
make-believe (for: make-believe)
Hypernyms:
imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
5. pretending with intention to deceive
Syn:
pretense, feigning, dissembling
Derivationally related forms:
dissemble (for: dissembling), feign (for: feigning), pretentious (for: pretense), pretend (for: pretense)
Hypernyms:
misrepresentation, deceit, deception
Hyponyms:
bluff, pretext, stalking-horse, hypocrisy, lip service

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