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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)

..., he said with an affectation of nonchalance

..., sagte er mit gespielter Gleichgültigkeit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

They are unable to reach the highest levels of sympathy, and can not cleanse themselves of affectation and pretence. en.wikipedia.org

He doesn't need the eye patch, of course; it's just an affectation. 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

There is a curious affectation about his stylea falsetto notewhich, notwithstanding all his efforts to please, is often irritating to the reader. 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

With an outward affectation of godliness, he went to every excess of cruelty and extortion. en.wikipedia.org

And this does not mean the usual affectation of the stage, the pedantic, artificial care for sound effects, for the virile imposture of the voice. en.wikipedia.org

Many consider this an affectation with the past. en.wikipedia.org

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