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affectation
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affectation
n.
insincere behavior, artificial manner, pretense
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affectation
Noun
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
(synonym) mannerism, pose, affectedness
(hypernym) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
(hyponym) attitude
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affectation
nf.
allocation, allotment, assignment, appointement; affectation, affectedness, pose; assumption
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affectation
Rzecz.
sztuczność; afektacja
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Affectation
(n.)
Fondness; affection.
Fondness; affection.
(n.)
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
(n.)
A striving after.
A striving after.
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