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affected
1[ uh-fek-tid ]
adjective
- acted upon; influenced.
- influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease.
- (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched:
She was deeply affected by their generosity.
affected
2[ uh-fek-tid ]
adjective
- assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned:
affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
- assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural:
Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
- inclined or disposed:
well affected toward the speaker's cause.
- held in affection; fancied:
a novel much affected by our grandparents.
affected
1/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief
he was greatly affected by her departure
- changed, esp detrimentally
affected
2/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
- feigned
affected indifference
- archaic.inclined; disposed
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٱ, adverb
- ˈڱٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱĻ· adverb
- ·ڱĻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of affected1
Origin of affected2
Example Sentences
Many affected students appeared to have participated in political protests or have had previous criminal charges, such as driving infractions.
On Thursday, Tanzania's Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe said trade restrictions from those two countries "directly affected" traders from his country and described the trade barrier as "unfair and harmful".
Previously, the firm was dealing with problems which affected people using Click & Collect, as well as paying with gift cards.
We wouldn’t be back in the pre-vaccine days, when measles affected more than 4 million people annually and regularly claimed the lives of at least 400 U.S. children per year.
"It affected your mental state so greatly that it impacted your ability to understand what you were doing," said Judge Thomas.
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