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affecting

American  
[uh-fek-ting] / əˈfɛk tɪŋ /

adjective

  1. moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.

    Synonyms:
    piteous, pathetic, pathetic, touching, stirring
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

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And, in some surprisingly personal notes, they have shared details about how the conflict is affecting their relationships.

From BBC

Campaigners say childhood dementia remains one of the least understood and least recognised life-limiting conditions affecting children.

From BBC

Which makes the loss addressed all the more affecting.

From The Wall Street Journal

How is the price of gas affecting you or your business?

From The Wall Street Journal

But his efforts are affecting laws at the state level.

From Salon

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