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pretentiousness

/prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs/

ភាពអួតអាង

  1. noun ភាពអួតអាង, ភាពវាយឫក, ភាពសម្ញែង
    the quality of trying to appear more important, intelligent, or cultured than one really is
    ចរិតលក្ខណៈដែលព្យាយាមធ្វើឱ្យខ្លួនមើលទៅសំខាន់ ឆ្លាត ឬខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ហួសពីការពិត
    I dislike the pretentiousness of upscale art galleries.
    ខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តភាពវាយឫករបស់វិចិត្រសាលសិល្បៈលំដាប់ខ្ពស់នោះទេ។

Synonyms: affectation, ostentation, snobbery, vanity

Antonyms: modesty, humility, simplicity

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.