affirmed

[uh-furmd]

adjective

1. positively stated or asserted, often in a formal way.

   That position is not in agreement with the affirmed teaching of the Anglican communion.

2. supported by the approval, recognition, or encouragement given by others.

   In strong and healthy relationships, people feel affirmed, validated, and respected.

3. confirmed or ratified.

   He was certainly not considered highly contagious, and there were no affirmed reports that the illness was passed on to other passengers.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of affirm.

Other Word Forms

• unaffirmed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of affirmed¹

affirm + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Mark Rosenbaum, of Public Counsel, which helped bring the lawsuit, said that the court has “affirmed that the Constitution does not stop at the doors of a detention center.”

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has affirmed on several occasions that privatization would distract from real solutions that, for the first time in decades, are within reach.

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“State law prohibits discrimination and harassment in the workplace. I am glad that the California Supreme Court agrees with us on the importance of these protections and has affirmed their constitutionality.”

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Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed that decision, denying Landor’s claim.

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Looking ahead, the company affirmed its guidance range for adjusted EPS of 82 cents to 89 cents.

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