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Affectation
ˌafɛkˈteɪʃn
Affectation definitions
noun
affectation
affectations
- behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress
"the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect"
pretension pretentiousness affectedness artificiality insincerity posturing posing pretence ostentation grandiosity snobbery superciliousness- a studied display of real or pretended feeling
"an affectation of calm"