affectation
/afɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/afɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
afɛkˈteɪʃən
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afɛk - ˈteɪʃən -> affectation
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဟန်ပန် လေလန်။ ဟန်ဆောင်မှု။ အယောင်ဆောင်မှု။
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affectation / æfek'teÇʃn / n
၁။ [C,U] (often derog ) ဟန်ပန် လေလန်။ ဟန်ဆောင်မှု။ His little affectations irritated her. ❍ I detest all affectation.
၂။ [C usu sing ] ~ (of sth ) အယောင်ဆောင်မှု။ an affectation of interest/ indifference.
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habit, mannerism, way, quirk, affectedness, air, airs, appearance, artifice, artificiality, characteristic, exaggeration, facade, false front, front, going Hollywood, imitation, insincerity, pose, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, putting on airs, sham, show, showing off, simulation, trait
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