Meaning & use
Affectation
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Behavior, speech, or mannerisms that are artificial and adopted to impress others rather than natural.
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His posh accent was widely seen as an affectation rather than genuine.
The critic dismissed the film's slow pacing as pretentious affectation.
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From Latin 'affectare,' to strive after, implying an effort to appear a certain way rather than being it naturally.
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