pretension

英 [prɪ'tenʃ(ə)n] 美[prɪ'tɛnʃən]

• n. 自负；要求；主张；借口；骄傲

1. a false or unsupportable quality

2. the advancing of a claim;

"his pretension to the crown"

"the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

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