pretension
విషయంపై
definition
verb
the safety system pretensions the seat belts
apply tension to (an object) before some other process or event.
noun
their pretensions to culture
a claim or the assertion of a claim to something.
he spoke simply, without pretension
the use of affectation to impress; ostentatiousness.
example
He has staked out his claim for being a great critic through portentousness, pomposity, and extravagant 'pretension' , and, from all appearances, seems to have achieved it.
Rather we read Mark because he is an expert at exposing sham, 'pretension' , and hypocrisy, and because he was the greatest American humorist of the 19th century.
Another reaction to our new scientific powers is what I will call the Malthusian Pretension - that is, the 'pretension' to the ability to predict mankind's limitations.
Volunteers, on the other hand, are obviously not doing this in the name of any kind of mulish 'pretension' : they simply love the music and feel driven to play it.
The men talk about him resentfully, sick of his haughty attitude and 'pretension' .
He has no 'pretension' , no attitude, requires no ‘look at me’ props.
all that we cannot tolerate is 'pretension' to infallibility
Budgets were cut right back and all 'pretension' to filmmaking disappeared.
I think ‘distasteful,’ ‘gross’ and ‘a new low for your magazine’ are words of snobbery and 'pretension' .
Intelligence's 'pretension' to being objective is a hoax because those parts of it that do not reconfirm the power structure's interests and predetermined policies are ignored and discarded.
When she is there with you, she is simply there, with no 'pretension' , no elaboration, no show.
Crowded around tables the size of Frisbees, people pose in a pageant of 'pretension' .
he spoke simply, without 'pretension'
Without such a justification, is there a danger of having the work dismissed as 'pretension' or posturing or, at worse, accused of naiveté?
His trust in us was so refreshing and his attitude so free of 'pretension' that I now regret not doing his ironing.
The football World Cup is gradually overtaking the Olympic Games as the leading sporting festival because it has never had much 'pretension' to virtue.
Its very simplicity serves as a correction to the elaborate artifice and 'pretension' - most of it hollow - that pervade current dance-making.
Further irritation comes from the increasing 'pretension' to rationality that Alex's nonsense illustrates.
This is a place with no need for 'pretension' , shameless self-promotion or global snobbery.
He was totally without ostentation or 'pretension' and totally disinterested in wealth, honours or managerial power.
he spoke simply, without 'pretension'
I agree, it's idiotic: pure 'pretension' , a banal triumph of style over substance.
He started on a downbeat note, reminding us of the Establishment's crawling opening party to launch the channel, which was full of snobbery and intellectual 'pretension' .
Member governments identified where their national interests overlapped, without any 'pretension' to a common foreign policy.
It is rare to see such unusual gifts of public speaking accompanied by such a complete lack of arrogance or 'pretension' .
The question of noble 'pretension' to property, privilege, and power thus emerges as the underlying problem of the old order.
Located in the heart of West Palm Beach, it's a moneyed, up-market environment, big on designer flash and not short on pose and 'pretension' .
we cannot tolerate 'pretension' to infallibility
This was a band of the Midwest, no attitude, no 'pretension' and always able to laugh at themselves.
There is often a tendency toward extravagance and 'pretension' .
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