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pretension
nouns
a false or unsupportable quality
pretence,
pretense,
pretension
the advancing of a claim
"his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
pretension
is derived from
pretend
is a type of (narrower)
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
"his claim asked for damages"
claim
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
largeness,
pretension,
pretentiousness
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