affected

/ə'fektid/

Definition

Adjective:
- Influenced or acted upon: Describes something that has been changed, impacted, or altered by an external force or condition.
- Emotionally moved or touched: Describes a state of being genuinely stirred by emotion, often to a noticeable degree.
- Artificial or pretentious: Describes behavior, speech, or mannerisms that are not natural or sincere, but are adopted to create a specific impression.

Usage Examples

Adjective (Influenced):
- The patient's lungs were affected by the disease.
- The company's profits were affected by the new regulations.
Adjective (Emotionally moved):
- She was deeply affected by the tragic news.
- He seemed genuinely affected by their heartfelt gratitude.
Adjective (Artificial):
- Her affected accent made her difficult to understand.
- I find his affected politeness to be quite insincere.

Advanced Usage

"To be affected by": To be influenced or changed by something.
- The coastal town was severely affected by the hurricane.
"Ill-affected" / "Well-affected" (Archaic): Having a bad or good disposition towards someone or something.
- The king was wary of the ill-affected nobles in his court.

Variants and Related Words

Affect (verb): To have an influence on or to make a difference to; also, to pretend to have or feel something.
- The cold weather affects my joints.
- He affected an air of indifference.
Affectation (noun): Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
- His use of archaic words was mere affectation.
Affecting (adjective): Evoking a strong feeling of sadness or sympathy; moving.
- It was an affecting story of loss and redemption.
Unaffected (adjective): Not influenced or changed; genuine and sincere.
- He remained unaffected by the criticism.
- Her unaffected charm won everyone over.

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Related Phrases

Affected role: A role or part that is performed in an artificial or exaggerated manner.
- The actor's affected role was criticized by the reviewers.
Affected part: (Medical) The specific area of the body impacted by disease or injury.
- The doctor examined the affected part carefully.

Adjective

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
- too moved to speak
- very touched by the stranger's kindness
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
acted upon; influenced

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