Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

false pretense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: false pre-tense
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.

American usage

Example Sentences

"She enrolled at the university under false pretenses, giving an invented birth date and lying about her qualifications."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

false pretenses (plural) false pretence (alternative)

Synonyms

false pretence

Questions

What does false pretense mean?: A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.

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