Pretense
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A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness; sham, pretext, claim; an effort to give some appearance or mislead.
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Synonyms
- sham a substitution, imitation or counterfeit purporting to be the real thing
- affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment or an awkward situation
- subterfuge
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