affecting

[uh-fek-ting]

adjective

1. moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.

   Synonyms: piteous, pathetic, pathetic, touching, stirring

affecting

/ əˈfɛktɪŋ /

adjective

1. evoking feelings of pity, sympathy, or pathos; moving

Other Word Forms

• affectingly adverb
• nonaffecting adjective
• nonaffectingly adverb
• unaffecting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of affecting¹

First recorded in 1555–65; affect ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

With barely any time offscreen, Byrne has the opportunity to flit between monstrous and tender, turning in what may very well be the year’s finest performance in its most singularly affecting film.

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But, analysts say there would be some significant consequences of scrapping stamp duty for primary residences, affecting buyers, sellers and the wider UK economy.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology, potentially affecting millions of vehicles.

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The shutdown is also affecting some of those destinations, or curtailing certain operations within them.

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These toxic chemicals are present in today’s modern synthetic jet engine oils and are passing into the aircraft cabin/cockpit unfiltered, affecting the air that crew and passengers breathe in.

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Related Words

• poignant 
• stirring 
• touching