Attitudinizing

/ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪzɪŋ/

बनावटी/आडंबरपूर्ण अंदाज़ दिखाना; पोज़ करना; दिखावटी रवैया अपनाना

Origin & History

From attitude + -inize/-ize (modeled on verbs meaning 'to adopt/assume'), attitudinize is attested from the 19th century, originally in the sense 'to pose' or 'to assume attitudes,' later extended to pretentious mannerisms; attitudinizing is its -ing form.

attitude + -inize/-ize (अर्थ: ‘अपनाना/धारण करना’) से बना; attitudinize का प्रयोग 19वीं शताब्दी से मिलता है, पहले अर्थ ‘पोज़ करना/हाव-भाव धारण करना’ था, बाद में ‘बनावटी/आडंबरपूर्ण तौर-तरीके’ के अर्थ में फैल गया; attitudinizing इसका -ing रूप है।

Definition

Attitudinizing means behaving or speaking in an affected, theatrical, or pretentious manner to create an impression rather than to be sincere.

Attitudinizing का अर्थ है प्रभाव जमाने के लिए बनावटी, नाटकीय या आडंबरपूर्ण ढंग से व्यवहार या बोलना—यानी सच्चाई से अधिक ‘अंदाज़’ दिखाना।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
His constant attitudinizing during meetings irritated the team.
बैठकों के दौरान उसका लगातार आडंबरपूर्ण रवैया टीम को चिढ़ाता था।
Verb (present participle/gerund):
She was attitudinizing for the camera instead of answering the question.
वह सवाल का जवाब देने के बजाय कैमरे के लिए बनावटी अंदाज़ दिखा रही थी।

Usage Examples

The interview turned into pure attitudinizing, with lots of slogans and little substance.
Stop attitudinizing and tell us what you actually think.
Critics accused the actor of attitudinizing rather than acting naturally.
Her social-media posts felt like attitudinizing aimed at impressing followers.

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Strike an attitude
अंदाज़/पोज़ बनाना
Put on airs
नाक-चढ़ाना; दिखावटी ठाठ दिखाना
All style and no substance
दिखावा बहुत, सार/वस्तु कम