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affectation

noun

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An artificial manner adopted to create a particular impression.

His elaborate accent sounded like an affectation.

Dictionary practice example.

A small performance group asked Juno to revise its promotional video. The narrator's borrowed accent sounded like an affectation because it disappeared whenever he spoke informally between takes.

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