Masterfulness
Masterfulness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: the shameless masterfulness that invested his every move was positively galling to his colleagues
Pretense and masterfulness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Masterfulness".
Pretense
Pretense noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: the pretense of that woman in thinking that the other hotel guests should be inconvenienced just for her
Masterfulness and pretense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Masterfulness" instead a noun "Pretense".
Mutual synonyms
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