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/prɪˈtent.ʃəs/ (adj)
Definition
trying to prove or show that you’re more important than you really are, bombastic, bumptious, pontifical, ostentatious, grandiose, exaggerated, overambitious, grandiloquent, conceited, showy, affected, inflated, flamboyant, pompous
Example
Pretentiousness grows out of an awareness the social self, or the version of oneself that exists in the eyes of others.
Pretentiousness can develop from a genuine belief that one is better than someone else, or a sense of insecurity.
Pretentiousness may persist because pretentious people take satisfaction in pulling genuine-minded people into their pattern.
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Antonyms
Parts of speech
Adverb: pretentiously
Noun: pretension
Noun: pretentiousness
Verb: pretend
