The word pretentious is used to account for the one who claims to have more qualities or to be much more than he really is; he believes himself much more than the rest of the people around him, he is proud, vain and boasts of everything he does, he says, at all times and in all places..
Conceited, proud person, who boasts all the time of how good he is at everything
In most cases, The pretentious, show off the luxury and elegance that they say they count and the real thing is that none of this is like that, but that it is a boast, a lie to impersonate more important individuals.
They do not have an iota of that magnificence that they claim to flaunt, but of course, they will never recognize it.
Inferiority complex or low self-esteem, some causes of this attitude
The causes for which an individual acts in this way can be varied, while one of the most common usually occurs at the behest of individuals who work in contexts that have a much higher socioeconomic level from which they come and therefore, They have no choice but to claim that same level so as not to be discriminated against or lose the opportunity to remain in that context.
Although of course, doing that is nothing more than fooling yourself and fooling the rest, because you present yourself as someone who is not in reality, in addition, all that will lead you to have to do or have things that you really cannot, and then that is where you can A strong contradiction appears that leads him to do things that are borderline, or are illegal, and of course, fall into serious problems.
Likewise, whoever is pretentious will be owner of great pride That will lead him to constantly mention his qualities, the assets he has, the contacts, as appropriate.
And very rarely mention those issues in which it does not stand out, generally, that directly or is not mentioned, only talks about those issues that are positive and that leave it perfectly standing in front of those who presume.
It should be noted, then, that in the pretentious there will be a noticeable overvaluation of his selfWhether he has such qualities or not, he will constantly mention them to everyone and at every opportunity that comes his way.
Social contempt
Therefore, socially the pretentious individual does not like the various social groups with which he has to interact, people usually move away from him because he does not like to be with someone all the time who boasts of himself, of what he has , and that does not leave space to know about the other, to worry about others, but the axis and center of interest is always the same.
So their rejection is common and happens almost at the same time from everyone, with few exceptions.
Meanwhile, this state of affairs will cause him to be isolated and discriminated against, and of course all this will have a negative impact on him, but far from acknowledging this fact he will tend to blame others for that rejection he suffers, because he will consider that as he is more than no one will want to approach you for fear of being seen as less.
Whoever reaches this point is because he is really serious and will need psychological restraint to identify his problem and be able to overcome it.
Someone who pursues material ambitions exceedingly
On the other hand, it is said that someone is pretentious when he pretends too much, especially on the material plane.
That desire to have more and more will generate in that person a disorder of values that will, for example, put aside the important things in life in order to achieve material improvement, to achieve greater fortune, and of course it will not matter how to achieve it. but to get to it anyway, because it is the end of it.
Meanwhile, the direct opposite of an individual with pretentious characteristics is one who stands out for his modesty, naturalness and simplicity.
