The word "affected" (adjective) refers to something artificial, pretended, or assumed to impress, like affected mannerisms that irritate others.
Il termine "affected" (aggettivo) si riferisce a qualcosa di artificiale, preteso o assunto per impressionare, come i modi affetti che irritano gli altri.
| Word | affected |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | ADJ. |
| Definition | artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress. |
| Sentence | His affected mannerisms - his "Harvard" accent, his air of boredom, his flaunting of obscure foreign words - irritated many of us who had known him before he had gone away to school. |
| Related Words | affectation, N. |
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