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You may be thinking of "affectation," thoughas in definition 1. Though it differs slightly in its connotation. Affectation, affectation has to do with pretense and attempting to project a particular appearance or generate a particular perception. Many people do things for affectationaffectedly so that they can be perceived as being a part of the mainstream or "going along with the crowd," even if they don't genuinely understand what they're doing.

You may be thinking of "affectation," though it differs slightly in its connotation. Affectation has to do with pretense and attempting to project a particular appearance or generate a particular perception. Many people do things for affectation so that they can be perceived as being a part of the mainstream.

You may be thinking of "affectation," as in definition 1. Though it differs slightly in its connotation, affectation has to do with pretense and attempting to project a particular appearance or generate a particular perception. Many people do things affectedly so that they can be perceived as being a part of the mainstream or "going along with the crowd," even if they don't genuinely understand what they're doing.

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You may be thinking of "affectation," though it differs slightly in its connotation. Affectation has to do with pretense and attempting to project a particular appearance or generate a particular perception. Many people do things for affectation so that they can be perceived as being a part of the mainstream.