Affectedness
Affectedness noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Dissimulation and affectedness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dissimulation" instead a noun "Affectedness".
Dissimulation
Dissimulation noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: teenagers indulging in dissimulation simply in order to be one of the in crowd
Affectedness and dissimulation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectedness" instead a noun "Dissimulation".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pretence and affectedness
- pretence and dissimulation
- sham and affectedness
- sham and dissimulation
- deception and affectedness
- deception and dissimulation
- show and affectedness
- show and dissimulation
- act and affectedness
- act and dissimulation
- front and affectedness
- front and dissimulation
- pose and affectedness
- pose and dissimulation
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Dissimulation and Affectedness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectedness/dissimulation
Affectedness & Dissimulation. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectedness/dissimulation>.
Dissimulation or Affectedness. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectedness/dissimulation.
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