false pretense

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false pretense

noun false pretenses · false pretence

  1. US A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression. She enrolled at the university under false pretenses, giving an invented birth date and lying about her qualifications.

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noun representation of untrue facts

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@misc{false_pretense_2026,
  title = {false pretense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/false%20pretense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}