afetação

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin affectātiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): [aˌfɯtaˈsɐ̃w]
(Brazil) IPA^(key): [aˌfetaˈsɐ̃w]

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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