Meaning Of The Word Affectation
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Affectation Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Affectation?
affectation
variable noun: If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people. affectation in American English an affecting or pretending to like, have, etc.; show or pretense noun: an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession affectation in British English noun: an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others |
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