affectation

Pronunciation: /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Etymology

From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.

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Synonyms

mannerism, pose, affectedness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
pretense
Narrower (hyponyms)
attitude, radical chic

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