affecting

[ uh-fek-ting ]

/ əˈfɛk tɪŋ /

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adjective

moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.

OTHER WORDS FOR affecting

touching, pathetic, piteous, stirring.

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Origin of affecting

First recorded in 1555–65; affect¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM affecting

af·fect·ing·ly, adverbnon·af·fect·ing, adjectivenon·af·fect·ing·ly, adverbun·af·fect·ing, adjective

Words nearby affecting

affaire d'honneur, affairs, affect, affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectional, affectional orientation, affectionate, affectionately

How to use affecting in a sentence

Arguably more affecting, strangers have been equated with danger during the pandemic.
Your Pandemic Habits May Fade Away—But the Strength and Wisdom You Gained Won’t|Jamie Ducharme|June 11, 2021|Time
Geisbert was also quick to mention how the methodology of the study could be affecting the current results.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
President Ronald Reagan took similar action, affecting about 100,000 families.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 23|PunditFact.com|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither, too, was as chilling, as affecting, or, at times, as much of a slog.
'Mockingjay—Part 1’ Is the Most Violent ‘Hunger Games’ Yet|Kevin Fallon|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In one particularly affecting monologue, AJ discusses his frustration and troubles upon returning to the US.
War Is About More Than Heroes, Martyrs, and Patriots|Nathan Bradley Bethea|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When asked about how his announcement from last November was affecting the race, Michaud seemed momentarily at a loss.
America’s First Post-Gay Governor|David Freedlander|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is, however, a most serious matter as affecting the character and pecuniary value of these mines.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
The combination pedals affecting the Great stop-knobs moved also the Pedal stop-knobs belonging to the proper group.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
"Mr. Bills wants to know if he can come in now," came as an interruption to the scene, which was getting rather affecting.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
There is something exceedingly affecting in the vague and shadowy prayer which she offered on this occasion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
I suppose the fact that we are going off this afternoon—the joy of returning to our old gay life is—is affecting us?
First Plays|A. A. Milne

British Dictionary definitions for affecting

affecting

/ (əˈfɛktɪŋ) /

adjective

evoking feelings of pity, sympathy, or pathos; moving

Derived forms of affecting

affectingly, adverb

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