きざ・気障kiza

1. na-adjective, nounaffected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
   彼かれらは彼かれのきざな話し方はなしかたを笑わらった。↗

   They laughed at the affectations in his speech.

• SynonymきざっぽいCasualColloquial. Suggests someone or something is somewhat affected, as in 「気障っぽい台詞」; milder in tone than 「気障」.
• SynonymきざったらしいCasualColloquial. So affected it is unbearable, as in 「気障ったらしい男」; the disapproval is stronger than with 「気障」.
• Related作為的さくいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose for something contrived or deliberate, as in 「作為的な演出」; frequent in criticism, and free of the smugness of 「気障」.
• Related不自然ふしぜんNeutralNeutral. A blanket term for anything unnatural or stiff, as in 「不自然な態度」; broader than 「気障」 and not necessarily implying posing.
• RelatedわざとらしいCasualColloquial. Describes something deliberately affected, as in 「わざとらしい笑顔」; the stress is on unnaturalness, while 「気障」 is about smug posing that puts people off.
• Related独りよがりひとりよがりNeutralNeutral. Self-righteousness, as in 「独りよがりな考え」 — the focus is on disregarding others' opinions, whereas 「気障」 is about affected conduct that annoys.
• Antonym自然しぜんNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「気障」 in the sense of being unaffected and just as things are, as in 「自然な振る舞い」.

Pick 「気障」 for smug, affected behavior that irritates (「気障な台詞」「気障な男」). Say 「わざとらしい」 for deliberate affectation; 「気障っぽい」 is milder, 「気障ったらしい」 harsher. 「作為的」 is formal for the contrived, 「独りよがり」 for the self-righteous, 「不自然」 for the unnatural; opposite: 「自然」.

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1. 言動げんどうや身みなりが気取きどっていて不快ふかいな感かんじであること。