What does affected mean?
Definitions for affected
əˈfɛk tɪdaf·fect·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
affectedadjective
acted upon; influenced
affected, unnaturaladjective
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
moved(p), affected, stirred, touchedadjective
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
"too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness"
Wiktionary
affectednoun
Someone affected, as by a disease.
affectedadjective
influenced or changed by something
The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
affectedadjective
simulated in order to impress
He spoke with an affected English accent.
affectedadjective
Emotionally moved; touched.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Affectedparticipial adj.
Etymology: from affect.
No marvel then if he were ill affected;
’Tis they have put him on the old man’s death,
To have th’ expence and waste of his revenues. William Shakespeare, King Lear.He was assured, that the model they seemed affected to in their directory, was not like to any of their foreign reformed churches now in the world. Edward Hyde.
These antick, lisping, affected phantasies, these new tuners of accents. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
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affected
Affected refers to being influenced or touched by an external factor; changed or impacted in a certain way. It can also refer to behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
affected
Affected refers to being influenced or impacted by something. It can also mean displaying a behavior or attitude that is not natural or genuine, usually to impress others. In the context of emotions or health, it suggests being in a state of being altered or changed.
affected
Affected refers to a condition or state being influenced or changed due to an action, a situation, or an event. It can also refer to showing artificial or pretentious behavior, not natural or genuine.
Webster Dictionary
Affected
of Affect
Affected
regarded with affection; beloved
Affected
inclined; disposed; attached
Affected
given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real
Affected
assumed artificially; not natural
Affected
made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
affected
An algebraic term for an equation in which the unknown quantity rises to two or more several powers.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'affected' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1905
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'affected' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2906
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of affected in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of affected in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of affected in a Sentence
The pregnancy lasted 38 weeks, so it was a late-stage pregnancy, almost reaching the birth moment ; we can't say if the baby could have been saved, since we do not know with certainty the specific disease which affected the woman or the specific treatments inferred by doctors.
My family and I are horrified seeing pictures from Ukraine and heartbroken for the innocent people who have been so terribly affected. We stand for peace, we will provide assistance to children from Ukraine who need care, about six million Ukrainian children are currently out of school. We know it's a very critical time to provide access to education and would like to support them to deal with this extremely traumatic experience.
The global mean surface temperature record is greatly affected by weather, El Nino and so forth, the ocean heat warming signal is much more visible and not as noisy.
It really affected me. But I’m feeling really good now.
Today I accept this plea because my conduct was wrong. I’m sorry that the victim was harmed in any way — that was obviously not my intention, i have taken this matter very very seriously, and again I just want to apologize to her and anyone else who may have been affected by my actions.
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- متأثرArabic
- terpengaruhIndonesian
- dotkniętyPolish
- пострадавшихRussian
- متاثرہUrdu
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