كيف تنطق "affectation"

word

ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən

af-ek-TAY-shun

ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən

uh-fik-TAY-shun

التعريف

A way of speaking or behaving that is not genuine, done to impress others or appear more important or cultured than you really are.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən

أمريكي

af-ek-TAY-shun

بريطاني

uh-fik-TAY-shun

Her accent sounded like an affectation to impress new friends.

He spoke with an air of affectation that made him seem arrogant.

The artist's style is free of affectation and feels natural.

Wearing sunglasses indoors felt like pure affectation to everyone else.