What is the difference between deception and pretense?
deception | pretense | Synonyms |
An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.
(US) A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness.
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
An unsupported claim made or implied.
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
Pretense is a synonym of deception.
As nouns the difference between deception and pretense
is that deception is an instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy while pretense is a false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness.deception
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(wikipedia deception)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* See alsopretense
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Alternative forms
* pretence (Only correct spelling in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and historical use in the United States) * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- with only a pretense of accuracy