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Affectation

British pronunciation/ɐfɪktˈe‍ɪʃən/
American pronunciation/ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/
Affectation
[NOUN]
1

an insincere and unnatural manner of speaking, behaving, or writing that is intended to impress

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Examples
1The affectations he brings to the character.
2At the time, parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions had a certain affectation in their accent.
3It's a theatrical affectation.
4Or is that an affectation?
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