false pretence, n.Definitions

False pretence (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠bad in everything, since it vitiates our power of discerning truth, but to nothing is it so hostile as to friendship.