Noun: affectation ,a,fek'tey-shun
- Behaviour, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
"His upper-class accent was pure affectation, as he grew up in a working-class neighbourhood";
- mannerism, pose, affectedness
Derived forms: affectations
Type of: pretence [Brit, Cdn], pretending, pretense [N. Amer], simulation