Definitions for affecting
əˈfɛk tɪŋaf·fect·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. affecting, poignant, touchingadjective

   arousing affect

   "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affectingadjective

   Producing strong feelings and emotions.

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1. affecting

   Affecting refers to causing an impact, influencing, altering or changing something in any manner. This term can apply to a variety of contexts ranging from emotions, decisions, to even physical conditions or environments.

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1. Affecting

   of Affect

2. Affectingadjective

   moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight

3. Affectingadjective

   affected; given to false show

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'affecting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4721

How to pronounce affecting?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affecting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affecting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of affecting in a Sentence

1. Christelle Achkar:

   For his exact mutation, if you think about DNA, you have two copies of everything. He has one good copy and one abnormal copy. Not only is his bad copy improperly functioning, it’s also preventing the healthy copy from functioning properly, a knockdown ASO would target the abnormal copy of the gene, by preventing it from turning into the abnormal protein, without affecting the healthy copy.

2. Sam Khater:

   Rising inflation, escalating geopolitical uncertainty and the Federal Reserve's actions are driving rates higher and weakening consumers' purchasing power, in short, the rise in mortgage rates, combined with continued house price appreciation, is increasing monthly mortgage payments and quickly affecting homebuyers' ability to keep up with the market.

3. Javier Villalobos:

   Our bridges are closed. We have two bridges Anzalduas and we also have Hidalgo. So, people ca n’t come across it because of COVID. Now, what's a little difficult is for us to comprehend is how other people can come in and they're being allowed, yet people that cross over legally ca n’t. It's affecting our economy ; it's affecting our downtown area specifically. That's where a lot of Mexicans come and do their shopping. So, it's affecting us. Once it opens up, we hope that we get back to where we used to be.

4. Patrick Quelch:

   Today is just a lovely thing to be able to do just given the current state of everything, you obviously think about the whole COVID thing and how it's affecting people ... But when you're out here, it's an escapism, isn't it? It's time to not think about other things. It's time to just enjoy yourself if you can - you know, sort of stolen moments.

5. Tom Steyer:

   I was watching this campaign and I was thinking, we're in a crisis and it's not being addressed, i couldn't sleep because I thought there was something desperately wrong affecting every American.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=affecting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Affecting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affecting