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pretension vs pretend

pretend vs pretension

pretension and pretend both are nouns.

pretension is not an adjective while pretend is an adjective.

pretension is not a verb while pretend is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pretension Yes No No No
pretend Yes Yes Yes No
pretension (noun) pretend (noun)
a false or unsupportable quality the enactment of a pretense
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
the advancing of a claim
pretension (adjective) pretend (adjective)
imagined as in a play
pretension (verb) pretend (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
state insincerely
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Difference between pretension and pretend

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