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

Wintry weather is set to continue across the UK on Thursday - with temperatures forecast to fall below zero overnight, and snow and ice affecting some areas.

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I guess that’s what some call affecting the lives of 1 million senior citizens.

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"Before, you couldn't discover details like this. But with these methods, you can see things without affecting the anatomy or damaging the specimen."

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Others will surely fail, and spectacularly so, affecting markets, consumer sentiment and the world economy.

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The United Nations recognized two famines this year: one in Sudan and the other in Gaza, both affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

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Related Words

• poignant 
• stirring 
• touching