afetação

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin affectātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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afetação f (plural afetações)

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