Pretence

1.

The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.

2.

The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.

3.

That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.

អត្ថន័យផ្សេងទៀត

1.

Intention, design