pretence
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(noun) the act of pretending |
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Synonyms: feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation |
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Related Words: affectation, appearance, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, make-believe, mannerism, masquerade, pose, show |
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(noun) an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" |
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Synonyms: guise, pretext |
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Related Words: color, colour, semblance |
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(noun) a false or unsupportable quality |
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Synonyms: pretense, pretension |
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Related Words: artificiality |
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