Mapagkunwari (en. Pretentious)

/ma-pag-kun-wari/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Pretending or not true in one's character or actions.

He is pretentious in his dealings with people.

Siya ay mapagkunwari sa kanyang pakikitungo sa mga tao.

A person who plays with the emotions of others through false behavior.

His pretentious smile did not escape my eye.

Ang kanyang mapagkunwari na ngiti ay hindi nakaligtas sa aking mata.

Deceiving others using a false identity.

He is pretentious in his words and inspiring to talk to, but his true character is different.

Mapagkunwari siya sa kanyang mga sinasabi at inspires na kausap, ngunit iba ang kanyang tunay na pagkatao.

derived from the word 'kunwari' which means pretending or not true

pretentious character

A form of character that pretends or is not true.

mapagkunwari na pagkatao

pretentious in love

Showing love that is not genuine.

mapagkunwari sa pagmamahal

pretending

A word that means pretending.

kunwari

imitation

An action that seems real but is not.

panggagaya

fake

That person's fake; they're not really that friendly in reality.

Ang plastik ng taong iyon, hindi naman siya ganon ka-friendly sa totoo lang.

two-faced

I don't want to be around them anymore; they're doing too many two-faced things.

Ayaw ko na sa kanya, ang dami niyang two-faced na pinagagawa.

acting

They're just acting in front of people.

Naka-acting na lang siya sa harapan ng mga tao.

showbiz

Wow, the girls at school are so showbiz, pretending to be nice.

Grabe, ang showbiz ng mga dalaga sa school, kunwari ay mababait.