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affected

adjective

Artificial in manner or adopted to create a particular impression.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Artificial in manner

Closest synonyms

unnaturalartificialmanneredcontrivedpretentiousstudiedforced

Related words and expressions

stiltedinsincere

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Usage distinction

Studied suggests deliberate preparation; affected implies an unnatural effort to impress.

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See affected in use

Her affected accent disappeared when she spoke with her childhood friends.
Dictionary practice example.
At the preview, a guest adopted an affected manner, using grand phrases he did not use in ordinary conversation.
From The Exhibition and Its Labels.

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