Pretension is defined as a reason for something or a claim to something, or is something done to impress others.
(noun)An example of pretension is when you act as if you are intellectually superior and have more money than others around you.
Pretension is to apply tension to something before a process or event.
(verb)An example of pretension is when a safety mechanism for tree climbing equipment applies tension to the rope pulley before a fall.
See pretension in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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Origin: ML praetensio < praetensus: see pretense
See pretension in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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