under false pretenses

: in or into a position below or beneath something

: below or short of some quantity, level, or limit

: in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness

: below or beneath so as to be overhung, surmounted, covered, protected, or concealed by

: subject to the authority, control, guidance, or instruction of

: receiving or undergoing the action or effect of

: lying or placed below, beneath, or on the ventral side

: facing or protruding downward

: lower in rank or authority : subordinate

: not genuine

: intentionally untrue

: adjusted or made so as to deceive

: in a false or faithless manner : treacherously

: a claim made or implied

: mere ostentation : pretentiousness

: a pretentious act or assertion