pretentiousness
noun[ U ]
disapprovinguk /prɪˈten.ʃəs.nəs/ us /prɪˈten.ʃəs.nəs/(alsopretension)
the quality of trying to make yourself appear or sound more important or clever than you are: 自命不凡，矫饰，炫耀
I couldn't believe the pretentiousness of the book.我简直不敢相信这本书是如此装腔作势。
Her writing tends towards abstraction and pretentiousness. 她的写作风格偏抽象化，也颇多矫饰。
See
pretentious
I thought it a delightful novel that contains no pretentiousness.
There was a kind of pretentiousness to the critics reviews of the play.
The pretentiousness and prices at the new coffee shop are a real let down.
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