Affected

/əˈfɛktɪd/ · adjective

Meaning

Influenced or changed by something..

Definitions by Sense

1. Influenced or changed by something.
2. Simulated in order to impress.
3. Emotionally moved; touched.
4. (algebra, archaic) adfected.
5. Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
6. Someone affected, as by a disease.
7. simple past and past participle of affect

Example Sentences

The affected products had to be recalled.

He spoke with an affected English accent.

The affected articulation of his opinions made it challenging to discern his true stance.

He drove over last Saturday with this English babe that’s in this new picture he’s writing. She was pretty affected, but very good-looking.

Jones […] was easily prevailed on to satisfy Mr Dowling's curiosity, by relating the history of his birth and education, which he did, like Othello. […] Mr Dowling was indeed very greatly affected with this relation; for he had not divested himself of humanity by being an attorney.

an affected equation

Affecteds felt that they get conflicting orders from superiors more frequently than did nonaffecteds […]. Affecteds were more frequently bothered by feelings of a sharp increase in their workload than nonaffecteds […].

The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.

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Word Forms

• more affected
• most affected
• affecteds

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