pretence

/หˆpษนiหtษ›ns/

IPA: /P R IY0 T EH1 N S/

noun
  1. 1

    An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.

  2. 2

    Something asserted or alleged on slight evidence; an unwarranted assumption.

  3. 3

    Intention; design.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pretence