Affectation :
shtirje
Synonyms :
Pretension, Facade, Mannerism
Pretension, Facade, Mannerism
English Meaning :
(Noun : A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
(Noun : A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
Example : Perhaps this second variety is not style at all, but affectation .
Perhaps this second variety is not style at all, but affectation .
Feint :
shtirje
Synonyms :
Bluff, Blind, Ruse, Deception, Subterfuge, Hoax, Trick, Ploy, Device, Dodge, Sham, Pretense, Cover, Smokescreen, Distraction, Contrivance, Deke, Red herring
Bluff, Blind, Ruse, Deception, Subterfuge, Hoax, Trick, Ploy, Device, Dodge, Sham, Pretense, Cover, Smokescreen, Distraction, Contrivance, Deke, Red herring
English Meaning :
(Noun : Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
(Verb : Deceive by a mock action)
(Noun : Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
(Verb : Deceive by a mock action)
Example : a brief feint at the opponent's face
a brief feint at the opponent's face
Pretense :
shtirje
Synonyms :
Make-believe, (false) show, Claim, Pretentiousness, Feigning, Guise, Pretension
Make-believe, (false) show, Claim, Pretentiousness, Feigning, Guise, Pretension
English Meaning :
(Noun : The act of giving a false appearance)
(Noun : The act of giving a false appearance)
Example : The suggestion that people are arbitrarily reliving the past and exploiting it under the pretense of creating art strikes her as an affront.
The suggestion that people are arbitrarily reliving the past and exploiting it under the pretense of creating art strikes her as an affront.
Pretension :
shtirje
Synonyms :
Aspiration, Pretentiousness, Largeness, Pretense
Aspiration, Pretentiousness, Largeness, Pretense
English Meaning :
(Noun : A false or unsupportable quality)
(Noun : A false or unsupportable quality)
Example : Member governments identified where their national interests overlapped, without any pretension to a common foreign policy.
Member governments identified where their national interests overlapped, without any pretension to a common foreign policy.
