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affectedness vs feigning

feigning vs affectedness

affectedness and feigning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affectedness Yes No No No
feigning Yes No No No
As nouns, feigning is a hypernym of affectedness; that is, feigning is a word with a broader meaning than affectedness:
  • affectedness: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  • feigning: the act of giving a false appearance
Other hypernyms of affectedness include pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation.
affectedness (noun) feigning (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display the act of giving a false appearance
the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) pretending with intention to deceive
Difference between affectedness and feigning

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