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I think I just heard a slur 😳 wtf

Dissimulation (v): to hide under a false appearance.

Ex: …feels free to indulge the contempt he once had to dissimulate.

Affectation (n): a speech or conduct not natural to oneself: an unnatural form of behavior meant especially to impress others.

Example: His French accent is just an affectation.