affected
1 Americanadjective
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acted upon; influenced.
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influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease.
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(of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched.
She was deeply affected by their generosity.
adjective
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assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned.
affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
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assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural.
Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
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inclined or disposed.
well affected toward the speaker's cause.
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held in affection; fancied.
a novel much affected by our grandparents.
adjective
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behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
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feigned
affected indifference
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archaic inclined; disposed
adjective
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deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief
he was greatly affected by her departure
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changed, esp detrimentally
Other Word Forms
- affectedly adverb
- affectedness noun
Etymology
Origin of affected1
First recorded in 1570–80; affect 1 + -ed 2
Origin of affected2
Example Sentences
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From BBC
In response to the immigration raids, the city of Chicago has launched a programme to provide support to local businesses that have been affected.
From BBC
The power cuts also affected the operation of Ukraine's three operational nuclear plants, which had to "unload" their capacity following the outage, the energy ministry said.
From Barron's
A Tyson spokesperson said the company has reverified the work authorizations of employees affected by recent changes in immigration laws and has terminated those no longer permitted to work in the U.S.
From MarketWatch
Mobile phone services have been jammed and traffic disrupted in the affected districts, while train services have been suspended across the province.
From Barron's
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