afectación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afeɡtaˈθjon/ [a.feɣ̞.t̪aˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /afeɡtaˈsjon/ [a.feɣ̞.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧fec‧ta‧ción

Noun

afectación f (plural afectaciones)

1. affectation (artificial showiness)

Related terms

• afectar

Further reading

• “afectación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025