affected vs pretentious

affected

adj
  • Simulated in order to impress. 

  • Influenced or changed by something. 

  • Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation. 

  • Emotionally moved; touched. 

  • artificial, stilted 

noun
  • Someone affected, as by a disease. 

pretentious

adj
  • Intended to impress others. 

  • Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. 

How often have the words affected and pretentious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )