PRETENSE
\pɹɪtˈɛns], \pɹɪtˈɛns], \p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_s]\
Definitions of PRETENSE
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pretending with intention to deceive
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an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
By Princeton University