Definition
False claims or assertions made to deceive others about one's true nature, abilities, or intentions. Acts of pretending or putting on a false appearance.
Etymology
From Latin praetensus, past participle of praetendere meaning 'to stretch forth, allege.' The word entered Middle English via Old French pretense, evolving from meaning 'a claim' to 'false claim' by the 16th century.
Kelly Says
The word pretenses reveals how language can mirror human psychology - it literally means 'stretching forward' something that isn't real. Interestingly, the related word 'pretentious' didn't develop its negative connotations until the 19th century, showing how our social attitudes toward artifice have sharpened over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
ادعاءات
idʿāʾāt
CACatalà
pretensions
pre.ten.sions
CSČeština
předstírání
pʃɛd.stiːraːɲiː
DADansk
forbehold
fɒˈboˀl
DEDeutsch
Vorwände
foːɐ̯ˈvɛndə
ELΕλληνικά
υποκρισίες
ypo.kriˈsi.es
ESEspañol
pretensiones
pretenˈsiones
FISuomi
vaikutelmat
vɑikytelmɑt
FRFrançais
prétentions
pʁe.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃
HAHA
kunyanya
ku.njaː.nja
HUMagyar
képzelődés
keːp.ze.løː.deːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
pura-pura
pura-pura
ITItaliano
pretese
preˈteːze
MSBahasa Melayu
berpura-pura
bər.pura.pura
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံကြီးချဲ့
pòuɰ̃ dʑí tɕʰe̯
NONorsk
forbehold
fɔrˈboːl
PTPortuguês
pretensões
pɾɛtɛ̃ˈsõĩs
RORomână
pretenții
pre.tenˈtsij
RUРусский
притязания
prityazaniya
SWKiswahili
ujaribio
u.dʒa.ri.bi.o
TLTL
pagpapanggap
pɑg.pɑp.ɑng.gap
TRTürkçe
gösteriş
ɡœstəˈɾiʃ
UKУкраїнська
притязання
prytyazannya
VITiếng Việt
giả tạo
zaː˧˧ taː˧˧
YOYO
ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ
i.fɔ.wɔ́.sɔ.wɔ́.pɔ
ZUZU
ukudangisa
u.ku.da.ŋɡi.sa