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af·fec·ta·tion [ˌæfekˈteɪʃən] N pej

1. affectation (pretended quality):

affectation

Vortäuschung f

..., he said with an affectation of nonchalance

..., sagte er mit gespielter Gleichgültigkeit

2. affectation pej (artificial behaviour):

affectation

Affektiertheit f pej

she has so many little affectations

sie benimmt sich oft so affektiert

3. affectation no pl (pretence):

affectation

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she has so many little affectations

sie benimmt sich oft so affektiert

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The gracefulness, elegance, ethereal quality, and other affectations of classical ballet are eliminated. en.wikipedia.org

He despairs of her ridiculous affectations, social-climbing aspirations and constant embarrassing attempts in company to show herself as an elegant, cultured sophisticate. en.wikipedia.org

She's of a class that is voluble in their liberal affectations. www.npr.org

Considering the slight affectations, previous to the generation of observable lesions at necropsy, the percentage should be higher. en.wikipedia.org

The sets, the costumes, the cars, the vocal affectations neither parody nor slavish recreation. en.wikipedia.org

Over the years, new training methods were evolved to strip actors of affectations, attitudes and ego trips. en.wikipedia.org

He focused on the curvature of his designs, believing that the forms he produced were highly practical and not artistic affectations. en.wikipedia.org

But beneath its indie affectations it is really another contemplation of generational misunderstanding. en.wikipedia.org

The group navigate the girl drought of gawky adolescence together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. en.wikipedia.org

You can take on the affectations and the postures of other places and even learn to speak their ways. en.wikipedia.org

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