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pretension

/prɪˈtenʃn/

ការអួតអាង

  1. noun ការអួតអាង, ការធ្វើពុតជាអស្ចារ្យ
    an attempt to make people believe that you are more important or skilled than you really are
    ការប៉ុនប៉ងធ្វើឱ្យគេជឿថាខ្លួនសំខាន់ ឬពូកែជាងការពិត
    His speeches were full of literary pretension.
    សុន្ទរកថារបស់គាត់ពោរពេញទៅដោយការអួតអាងខាងអក្សរសាស្ត្រ។
  2. noun ការទាមទារសិទ្ធិ
    a claim or aspiration to a particular status or right
    ការទាមទារសិទ្ធិ ឬតំណែងណាមួយ
    He dropped his pretensions to the throne.
    គាត់បានបោះបង់ចោលការទាមទារឡើងសោយរាជ្យរបស់គាត់។

Synonyms: affectation, vanity, snobbery, ostentation, claim

Antonyms: modesty, humility, simplicity

Forms: pretensions

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.