affectedness

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affectation
Noun
  • The scenic appeal is undeniable, nature’s majestic prose both frames and dwarfs the tumultuous affectations of the characters.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
  • As a director, Serio has made a name for himself with these kinds of actor-forward, hyperintimate, hyperreal stagings — Uncle Vanya in a loft — and this is a case where minimalism comes across as an affectation.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Affectedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectedness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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