All 4 Uses of
pretense
in
Heart of Darkness
- An idea at the back of it; not a sentimental pretense but an idea; and an unselfish belief in the idea—something you can set up, and bow down before, and offer a sacrifice to….†
Chpt 1
- It was as unreal as everything else—as the philanthropic pretense of the whole concern, as their talk, as their government, as their show of work.†
Chpt 1
- I became in an instant as much of a pretense as the rest of the bewitched pilgrims.
Chpt 1 *pretense = a false appearance or action to help one pretend
- They were intruders whose knowledge of life was to me an irritating pretense, because I felt so sure they could not possibly know the things I knew.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(pretense) a false appearance or action to help one pretendeditor's notes: This is sometimes seen in the expression "false pretense" or "false pretenses" which is just emphasizing that behavior or actions do not reflect the true situation.