affecting

American  

[uh-fek-ting] / əˈfɛk tɪŋ /

adjective

1. moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.

   Synonyms:

   piteous, pathetic, pathetic, touching, stirring

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affecting British  

/ əˈfɛktɪŋ /

adjective

1. evoking feelings of pity, sympathy, or pathos; moving

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Other Word Forms

• affectingly adverb
• nonaffecting adjective
• nonaffectingly adverb
• unaffecting adjective

Etymology

Origin of affecting

First recorded in 1555–65; affect ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

North Wales Police advised against travel in some places due to conditions affecting the A55 in Gwynedd and Anglesey and a bus operator has also suspended some services.

From BBC

Chile's President Gabriel Boric expressed "concern and condemnation" on X and called for "a peaceful solution to the serious crisis affecting the country".

From BBC

"We are dealing with a particularly serious power outage affecting tens of thousands of households and businesses, including care facilities, hospitals, numerous social institutions, and companies," said Franziska Giffey, Berlin senator for economic affairs.

From Barron's

Mr. Tuck’s description of what followed is affecting for being so clinical.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because AAV don’t reliably integrate into human DNA, their clinical use remains largely confined to diseases affecting tissues where cells have minimal division such as the liver, muscle and eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• poignant
• stirring
• touching