afektacja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affectation noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
- mince noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
Senses
afektacja is used for these senses in English:
- affectation An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548]
- histrionics Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.
- mince (countable) An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
affectation — full definition
- noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
- noun An unusual mannerism.
- noun An ostentatious fondness for something.
mince — full definition
- noun Meat that has been finely chopped or ground.
- verb To chop food into very small pieces.
- verb To soften or hold back one's words so as not to offend (usually in "not mince words").
- verb To walk with small, affected, dainty steps.