AFFECTATION


Meaning of AFFECTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-ˌfek-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1548

1.

a. : the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt

b. : speech or conduct not natural to oneself : artificiality

2. obsolete : a striving after

Synonyms: see pose

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.