Pretension
Pretension noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: a woman full of pretension and pompousness
Swelled head and pretension are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swelled head" instead a noun "Pretension".
Swelled head
Swelled head noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: coming in first in a couple of tennis tournaments was enough to give him a swelled head
Pretension and swelled head are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretension" instead a noun phrase "Swelled head".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- condescension and pretension
- condescension and swelled head
- conceit and pretension
- conceit and swelled head
- loftiness and pretension
- loftiness and swelled head
- assumption and pretension
- assumption and swelled head
- pride and pretension
- pride and swelled head
- presumption and pretension
- presumption and swelled head
- self-love and pretension
- self-love and swelled head
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