pretension
nounfeminine/pɾɨtẽˈsɐ̃w̃/medium
pre·ten·são
Definition
A claim or demand to a right, title, or quality; aspiration, ambition; presumption, arrogance.
He had no pretensions to lead the project.
His pretension to the position was considered legitimate.
Common collocations
have pretensionspretension to the throneair of pretension
Etymology
Do latim 'praetensionem', acusativo de 'praetensio'.