pretense meaning in Malayalam
അഭിനയം abhinayaṁ
/ˈpɹiːtɛns/
pretense in Malayalam: അഭിനയം (abhinayaṁ). In English, pretense means the action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
Malayalam words for pretense
- pretense, deceiving
- അഭിനയം abhinayaṁ
English meaning of pretense
- noun The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- noun Affectation or ostentation of manner.
- noun Intention or purpose not real but professed.
- noun An unsupported claim made or implied.
pretense in a sentence
- He visited the king under the pretense of friendliness.
- "Lady Little", the title that she used, was just a pretense.
- She appeared to weep uncontrollably, but it was all pretense.
Synonyms of pretense
- affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment
- an awkward situation
- false pretense
- fiction
- imitation
- pretext
- sham
- subterfuge
pretense in other languages
Questions about pretense in Malayalam
- What is the meaning of pretense in Malayalam?
- Pretense in Malayalam is അഭിനയം (abhinayaṁ).
- pretense എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
- Pretense: അഭിനയം (abhinayaṁ).
- What does pretense mean in English?
- Pretense means the action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “pretense”: അഭിനയം. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pretense (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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