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Pretension vs Superiority - What's the difference?

pretension | superiority |

As nouns the difference between pretension and superiority

is that pretension is claim while superiority is the state of being superior.

pretension

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
  • Pretentiousness.

    • Related terms

    * pretense * pretentious

    Anagrams

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    superiority

    English

    Alternative forms

    * superiourity (obsolete)

    Noun

    (superiorities)
  • the state of being superior
    • Many colleges want to achieve football superiority.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Chelsea will point to that victory margin as confirmation of their superiority - but Spurs will complain their hopes of turning the game around were damaged fatally by Atkinson's decision.}}

    Antonyms

    * inferiority