affectation
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/
- Many people see her sudden interest in classical music as an affectation rather than genuine passion.
- warned against affectation
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Watch on YouTubeThere was a personal quality free of platform aloofness or affectation or superiority in your talk.
- There was a personal quality free of platform aloofness or affectation or superiority in your talk.
- Well, well, no, I am saying this intentionally to just insist that I'm prone to all of these affectations.
- And the way you sort of sing the sounds actually changes the affectation of what those like if you said the word hi versus hi, the different tone makes a different.
Examples
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It's a revolting affectation, but it relaxes me.
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There was a personal quality free of platform aloofness or affectation or superiority in your talk.
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What kind of ridiculous affectation is that for a man?
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All the rest is an affectation and an unnecessary affectation.
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I consider them sheer affectation.
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I never understood this bizarre affectation.
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Only gradually did that affectation strike me as foolish.
Academic text (2009) -
They told me it was an affectation for me to still wear it.
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When I call these puppets my friend, it is no mere affectation.
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My father's "character drive to an Olympian or royal position" was less an affectation than a defense mechanism.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
107
5.1
A way of showing yourself that hides problems to make others think well of you
32
7.0
Behaving to impress people instead of being honest
25
4.8
Dramatic behavior done to get attention
11
7.9
A way of behaving that tries to show you are better than other people
6
9.1
Very dramatic behavior that tries to get attention
4
7.0
A way of behaving that is not genuine to impress others
3
8.5
An act of showing off money or achievements to get attention
2
8.1
Doing dramatic things to get attention or praise
2
7.7
Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are
1
5.1
Acting with too much emotion so it does not seem real
1
6.3
An act of trying to get attention by doing dramatic moves
1
6.5
An exaggerated way of acting on purpose to impress others or hide feelings
1
7.2
A person's exaggerated emotional behavior often shown in speech or acting
1
9.2
Too much praise that tries to make people like you
1
6.5
A style that is very bright or richly decorated to attract attention
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9.9
Actions that seem important but do not make real change
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5.4
A performance that tries to get attention by being loud or dramatic
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9.9
A false friendliness that tries to please or impress people
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8.6
Acting in a fake or showy way to impress other people
A way of acting or speaking that does not feel sincere
Antonyms
How Pretentious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Affectation comes from the Latin word affectare, which meant 'to put on' or 'to try to get'. Think of the English verb affect—when someone 'affects' an accent or a way of speaking they are putting it on like a costume. That's why an affectation is behaviour that is not natural but made to impress others.