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pretentious meaning in Urdu

اکڑفوں

/pɹɪˈtɛn.ʃəs/

pretentious in Urdu: اکڑفوں, بناوٹی, نخریلا. In English, pretentious means motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.

Urdu words for pretentious

اکڑفوں, بناوٹی, نخریلا

English meaning of pretentious

  1. adjective Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
  2. adjective Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
  3. adjective Marked by pretense (not necessarily false pretense); intent upon success; ambitious.

Full definition of pretentious

pretentious in a sentence

  • Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
  • Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.

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Questions about pretentious in Urdu

What is the meaning of pretentious in Urdu?
Pretentious in Urdu is اکڑفوں, بناوٹی, نخریلا.
pretentious کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Pretentious: اکڑفوں, بناوٹی, نخریلا.
What does pretentious mean in English?
Pretentious means motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: pretentious (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pretentious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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