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

Skrmetti, which concerned the legality of a Tennessee ban on gender affirming care and affirmed the state’s ability to regulate medicine.

From Salon

He also affirmed that Israel would not conduct such a strike again in the future, it said.

From BBC

“He further expressed regret that, in targeting Hamas leadership during hostage negotiations, Israel violated Qatari sovereignty and affirmed that Israel will not conduct such an attack again in the future.”

From Los Angeles Times

However, the conversation largely affirmed existing research: dose matters, not avoidance.

From Salon

“There’s nobody on this Earth that I’ve ever met who can do what Mar does when we sing together,” Hansard affirmed.

From Los Angeles Times

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