affecting
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of affecting
Explanation
If the final scene has you sniffling and reaching for the Kleenex, the movie you’re watching could be described as affecting, meaning it makes you emotional. You might be familiar with the noun affect, which refers to a feeling or emotion. Affecting is just the adjective form of that word — so you can probably guess that it describes things that provoke strong feelings or emotions. You might watch an affecting basketball game, for example, or see an affecting performance of a play. The feeling caused by something affecting can be good or bad, happy or sad. The key is that it stirs up a strong feeling.
Vocabulary lists containing affecting
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Example Sentences
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Affecting approximately 200,000 Americans annually, AMD is a major cause of blindness in people over 50.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
Affecting 10 million people, it was at the time believed to be the worst data breach in Australian history.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023
Affecting as it all is, some may find several moments uncomfortably candid.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2022
Affecting a whispery, raspy voice, she narrates the song from the perspective of the mother, while dramatic, string-heavy music that resembles a silent movie score churns around her.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2021
The report of Mrs. Florence Kelley, chairman of the Committee on Industrial Problems Affecting Women and Children, was heard with deep interest and feeling.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted
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