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

There’s nothing here that the viewer can’t glean from the documentary, and in fact, the doc is a far more edifying and affecting work than Safdie’s stylish regurgitation.

From Salon

At least 17 flights were grounded in Munich, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers.

From BBC

Several agencies, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health are likely to furlough many workers, affecting ongoing research and experiments already in progress.

From BBC

"Any other choice risks becoming a pretext for preventing peace, fuelling conflict and therefore affecting above all the people of Gaza," Meloni said.

From BBC

This "adversely affected" the mental health of women who dreamed of starting families but were unable to do so, affecting their relationships and jobs.

From BBC

Related Words

• poignant 
• stirring 
• touching