Affectedness
Affectedness noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Dissembling and affectedness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dissembling" instead a noun "Affectedness".
Dissembling
Dissembling noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: in the end the preacher's smarmy dissembling is discovered, and he is exposed as a fraud
Affectedness and dissembling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectedness" instead a noun "Dissembling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pretence and affectedness
- pretence and dissembling
- sham and affectedness
- sham and dissembling
- deception and affectedness
- deception and dissembling
- appearance and affectedness
- appearance and dissembling
- show and affectedness
- show and dissembling
- act and affectedness
- act and dissembling
- fake and affectedness
- fake and dissembling
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