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affectation [ˌæfekˈteıʃən] N

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His tastes were reflected in his personal affectation of 18th-century costume and manners in his everyday life.
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From this time dates her affectation of the title of baroness.
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He focused on the curvature of his designs, believing that the forms he produced were highly practical and not artistic affectations.
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They are unable to reach the highest levels of sympathy, and can not cleanse themselves of affectation and pretence.
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But beneath its indie affectations it is really another contemplation of generational misunderstanding.
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The author suggests that her eccentricity is actually an affectation, designed to help her communicate with others.
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He doesn't need the eye patch, of course; it's just an affectation.
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Over the years, new training methods were evolved to strip actors of affectations, attitudes and ego trips.
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He despairs of her ridiculous affectations, social-climbing aspirations and constant embarrassing attempts in company to show herself as an elegant, cultured sophisticate.
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There is also an emphasis on candid and casual moments with very little affectation.
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