behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Affektiertheit
eine absichtliche Täuschung oder übertriebene Darstellung
🇪🇸Spanish
afectación
una pretensión deliberada o exhibición exagerada
🇮🇹Italian
affettazione
una finzione deliberata o un'esibizione esagerata
🇳🇱Dutch
aanstellerij
een opzettelijke schijn of overdreven vertoon
🇵🇹Portuguese
afetação
uma pretensão deliberada ou exibição exagerada
🇷🇺Russian
аффектация
намеренное притворство или преувеличенная демонстрация
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दिखावा
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুভূতি
একটি ইচ্ছাকৃত ভান বা অতিরঞ্জিত প্রদর্শন
🇮🇳Tamil
பாதிப்பு
வேண்டுமென்றே பாசாங்கு அல்லது மிகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட காட்சி
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రభావితం
ఉద్దేశపూర్వక నెపం లేదా అతిశయోక్తి ప్రదర్శన
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रभाव
एक मुद्दाम ढोंग किंवा अतिशयोक्तीपूर्ण प्रदर्शन
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાગણી
ઇરાદાપૂર્વકનો ઢોંગ અથવા અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્ણ પ્રદર્શન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಧೆ
ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಸೋಗು ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്വാധീനം
ബോധപൂർവമായ ഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിശയോക്തിപരമായ പ്രദർശനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
🇵🇰Urdu
اثر
ایک جان بوجھ کر دکھاوا یا مبالغہ آمیز ڈسپلے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
做作
🇯🇵Japanese
愛情
意図的な見せかけまたは誇張された表示
🇰🇷Korean
허식
고의적인 가식이나 과장된 표시
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ảnh hưởng
một sự giả vờ có chủ ý hoặc phô trương cường điệu
🇹🇭Thai
ความเสน่หา
การแสดงเจตนาหรือการแสดงเกินจริงโดยเจตนา
🇮🇩Indonesian
sok aksi
kepura-puraan yang disengaja atau tampilan yang berlebihan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpaparamdam
isang sadyang pagkukunwari o labis na pagpapakita
🇲🇾Malay
afeksi
pura-pura yang disengajakan atau paparan yang dibesar-besarkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التكلف
ادعاء متعمد أو عرض مبالغ فيه
🇮🇷Persian
محبت
تظاهر عمدی یا نمایش اغراق آمیز
🇹🇷Turkish
yapmacıklık
kasıtlı bir iddia veya abartılı bir görüntü
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַעֲמָדַת פָּנִים
העמדת פנים מכוונת או תצוגה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'affectation'?
The primary meaning of 'affectation' is 'a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'affectation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'affectation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'affectation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'affectation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'affectation' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'affectation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'affectation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'affectation' in regular conversations?
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Would you classify 'affectation' as formal, casual, or slang?
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