Prétention

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Arroganz, Angeberei , 🇪🇸 arrogante, presunción , 🇮🇹 arroganza, pretesa , 🇵🇹 arrogança, pretensão , 🇨🇳 傲慢，自大 , 🇯🇵 傲慢、pretension , 🇰🇷 자존심, 자랑 , 🇸🇦 غطرسة، تكلف , 🇮🇳 अधिक आत्मविश्वास, घमंड

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Etymology

The noun **prétention** comes from the Latin *pretentionem* (accusative of *pretentio*), itself derived from the verb *pretendere* “to lay claim, to assert.” *Pretendere* is built from *pre-* “before” + *tendere* “to stretch.” The word entered Old French in the 12th c. as *pretencion*, first meaning a claim or assertion, and later broadened to include the sense of “aspiration, conceit, or demand.”

Synonyms

ambition aspiration exigence désir attente souhait revendication objectif

Antonyms

modestie humilité sobriété authenticité simplicité