pretension
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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
As a result, the 'pretension' to universality is all the more justified as researchers find themselves working in decontextualized and highly formalized fields.
Without such a justification, is there a danger of having the work dismissed as 'pretension' or posturing or, at worse, accused of naiveté?
There is often a tendency toward extravagance and 'pretension' .
I agree, it's idiotic: pure 'pretension' , a banal triumph of style over substance.
This is a place with no need for 'pretension' , shameless self-promotion or global snobbery.
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.
Its very simplicity serves as a correction to the elaborate artifice and 'pretension' - most of it hollow - that pervade current dance-making.
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.
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' .
we cannot tolerate 'pretension' to infallibility
The question of noble 'pretension' to property, privilege, and power thus emerges as the underlying problem of the old order.
He was totally without ostentation or 'pretension' and totally disinterested in wealth, honours or managerial power.
It is rare to see such unusual gifts of public speaking accompanied by such a complete lack of arrogance or 'pretension' .
The football World Cup is gradually overtaking the Olympic Games as the leading sporting festival because it has never had much 'pretension' to virtue.
all that we cannot tolerate is 'pretension' to infallibility
Further irritation comes from the increasing 'pretension' to rationality that Alex's nonsense illustrates.
Budgets were cut right back and all 'pretension' to filmmaking disappeared.
He has no 'pretension' , no attitude, requires no ‘look at me’ props.
When she is there with you, she is simply there, with no 'pretension' , no elaboration, no show.
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' .
I think ‘distasteful,’ ‘gross’ and ‘a new low for your magazine’ are words of snobbery and 'pretension' .
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.
This was a band of the Midwest, no attitude, no 'pretension' and always able to laugh at themselves.
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.
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.
he spoke simply, without 'pretension'
His trust in us was so refreshing and his attitude so free of 'pretension' that I now regret not doing his ironing.
he spoke simply, without 'pretension'
Member governments identified where their national interests overlapped, without any 'pretension' to a common foreign policy.
The men talk about him resentfully, sick of his haughty attitude and 'pretension' .
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