Hyphenation of pretence

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pretence? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pre-tence

Definitions of pretence:

1.	A false or unsupportable quality
2.	An artful or simulated semblance Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
3.	Pretending with intention to deceive
4.	Imaginative intellectual play
5.	The act of giving a false appearance His conformity was only pretending

Synonyms of pretence:

noun	pretension, pretense, artificiality
noun	guise, pretense, pretext, semblance, gloss, color, colour
noun	pretense, feigning, dissembling, misrepresentation, deceit, deception
noun	pretense, make-believe, imagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
noun	pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning, deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation

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