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affected

1

[ uh-fek-tid ]

adjective

  1. acted upon; influenced.
  2. influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease.
  3. (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched:

    She was deeply affected by their generosity.



affected

2

[ uh-fek-tid ]

adjective

  1. assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned:

    affected sophistication; an affected British accent.

  2. assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural:

    Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.

  3. inclined or disposed:

    well affected toward the speaker's cause.

  4. held in affection; fancied:

    a novel much affected by our grandparents.

affected

1

/ əˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief

    he was greatly affected by her departure

  2. changed, esp detrimentally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


affected

2

/ əˈfɛktɪd /

adjective

  1. behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
  2. feigned

    affected indifference

  3. archaic.
    inclined; disposed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • afˈfectedly, adverb
  • afˈfectedness, noun
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Other Words From

  • af·fected·ly adverb
  • af·fected·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of affected1

First recorded in 1570–80; affect 1 + -ed 2

Origin of affected2

First recorded in 1525–35; affect 2 + -ed 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of affected1

C17: from affect 1+ -ed ²

Origin of affected2

C16: from affect ² + -ed ²
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Example Sentences

Workers in our neighborhood supermarkets, drug stores and health care facilities are among the most affected, and sometimes interact with thousands of customers or patients a day.

Though even in the worst affected places, prosperity only dropped to levels last seen in recent years.

From Quartz

It’s unclear whether the hackers also accessed affected users’ private messages.

From Digiday

In affected regions, hundreds of millions of people could be threatened with dying heat.

I mean, here we are in New York City, where you were very affected.

Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.

He affected an anchorman finesse in apologizing for “past mistakes” as a Ku Klux Klan leader.

According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.

Visibly affected the by military atmosphere the young man admitted his emotions were volatile.

Uber responded to the PR nightmare by reversing the surge, refunding those affected, and doling out free rides.

Janet's silence impressed Hilda: it was not merely strange--it was formidable: it affected the whole day.

Hagley Road, on Sunday evenings, is particularly affected by some as their favourite promenade.

He made the acquaintance of some courtiers, who felt or affected an interest in learning and in learned men.

But he is not aware of the profound extent to which his own opinions have been affected by the changing times.

The finely granular variety is the least significant, and is found when the epithelium is only moderately affected.

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