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affected
1[ uh-fek-tid ]
adjective
- acted upon; influenced.
- influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease.
- (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched:
She was deeply affected by their generosity.
affected
2[ uh-fek-tid ]
adjective
- assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned:
affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
- assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural:
Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
- inclined or disposed:
well affected toward the speaker's cause.
- held in affection; fancied:
a novel much affected by our grandparents.
affected
1/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief
he was greatly affected by her departure
- changed, esp detrimentally
affected
2/ əˈɛɪ /
adjective
- behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
- feigned
affected indifference
- archaic.inclined; disposed
Derived Forms
- ˈڱٱ, adverb
- ˈڱٱԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڱĻ· adverb
- ·ڱĻ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of affected1
Origin of affected2
Example Sentences
Social Security is mailing notices to people who will be affected, and most will see the benefit increases starting this month.
If contact is suspected, trail restorer Blaker recommends treating it like poison oak and scrubbing the affected skin with a degreaser.
Higher interest rates and construction costs aren’t to blame for the decline — those conditions affected the entire region.
Large and small lakes alike are therefore largely affected in the zone "where the base of the ice sheet melts and where that meltwater flows," Bell said.
After Friday's practice sessions, loose, dried grass was removed from affected areas and the FIA said that the grass would be dampened and response teams stationed around the track.
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