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 Definitions of affected  [əˈfɛk tɪd]  

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Definition of 'affected' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) affected
acted upon; influenced.

2.  affected
harmed or impaired, as by climate or disease.

3.  affected
(of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved.

4. (adj.) affected
characterized by affectation or pretension.

5.  affected
assumed artificially; feigned:
an affected Southern accent.

6.  affected
inclined or disposed:
to be well affected toward the speaker's cause.

7.  affected
held in affection; fancied:
a novel much affected by our grandparents.

Etymology:  (1525–35)

Definition of 'affected' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) affected
acted upon; influenced

2. (adj) affected, unnatural
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

3. (adj) moved(p), affected, stirred, touched
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
"too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"


Definition of 'affected' Webster Dictionary 

1.  affected
of Affect

2.  affected
regarded with affection; beloved

3.  affected
inclined; disposed; attached

4.  affected
given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real

5.  affected
assumed artificially; not natural

6.  affected
made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation



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