noun Date: 1548 1. the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt, speech or conduct not natural to oneself ; artificiality, a striving after, see: pose
AFFECTATION
Meaning of AFFECTATION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012