Pretentiousness
adjective
1.
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved:
a pretentious, self-important waiter.
2.
making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
3.
full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false.
adjective
1.
making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly
2.
having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious
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