pretense

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noun

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  guise, pretence, pretext, pretension, make-believe, feigning, dissembling, pretending, simulation