afetação

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectātiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.fe.taˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.fe.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɛ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

afetação f (plural afetações)

affectation (an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real), falsehood, pretense
Synonyms: fingimento, pedantismo, amaneiramento, presunção

Related terms

afetar, afetado

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