affected

af·fect·ed ¹

 (ə-fĕk′tĭd)

adj.

1. Acted upon, influenced, or changed.

2. Emotionally stirred or moved.

3. Infected or attacked, as by disease.

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[From affect.]

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af·fect·ed ²

 (ə-fĕk′tĭd)

adj.

1. Assumed or simulated to impress others: an affected accent.

2. Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.

3. Disposed or inclined.

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[From affect.]

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af·fect′ed·ly adv.

af·fect′ed·ness n.

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affected

(əˈfɛktɪd)

adj (usually postpositive)

1. deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief: he was greatly affected by her departure.

2. changed, esp detrimentally

[C17: from affect¹ + -ed²]

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affected

(əˈfɛktɪd)

adj

1. behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others

2. feigned: affected indifference.

3. archaic inclined; disposed

[C16: from affect² + -ed²]

afˈfectedly adv

afˈfectedness n

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af•fect•ed¹

(əˈfɛk tɪd)

adj.

1. acted upon; influenced.

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

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

[1570–80]

af•fect•ed²

(əˈfɛk tɪd)

adj.

1. characterized by affectation or pretension.

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

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

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

[1525–35]

af•fect′ed•ly, adv.

af•fect′ed•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	affected - acted upon; influenced moved, stirred, touched, affected - being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"
	2.	affected - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression unnatural studied - produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
	3.	affected - being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion; "too moved to speak"; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" moved, stirred, touched affected - acted upon; influenced emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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affected

adjective

1. pretended, artificial, contrived, put-on, assumed, mannered, studied, precious, stiff, simulated, mincing, sham, unnatural, pompous, pretentious, counterfeit, feigned, spurious, conceited, insincere, camp (informal), la-di-da (informal), arty-farty (informal), phoney or phony (informal) She passed by with an affected air and a disdainful look.
pretended real, natural, genuine, unaffected, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)

2. touched, influenced, concerned, troubled, damaged, hurt, injured, upset, impressed, stirred, altered, changed, distressed, stimulated, melted, impaired, afflicted, deeply moved Staff at the hospital were deeply affected by the tragedy.
touched cured, untouched, unaffected, unmoved, unharmed, unconcerned, uninjured

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affected

adjective

1. Not genuine or sincere:

artificial, feigned, insincere, phony, pretended.

2. Artificially genteel:

artificial, mannered, precious.

Informal: la-di-da.

3. Having concern:

concerned, interested, involved.

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Translations

affektiertaffigbetroffenmanieriert

afectadoimportar

affectéaffétéartificielmaniéréprécieux

commossomossericercato

affected

[əˈfektɪd] ADJ

1. (= pretentious) [person, manner, accent] → afectado

2. (= feigned) [remorse, enthusiasm] → fingido

3. (= suffering effects) [area, region, part of body] → afectado
the worst affected areas of Central China → las zonas peor afectadas de China Central

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affected

[əˈfɛktɪd] adj [air] → affecté(e)

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affected

adj person, clothes → affektiert; behaviour, style, accent also → gekünstelt

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affected

[əˈfɛktɪd] adj → affettato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

affected

a. afectado-a, que padece de una enfermedad física o de un sufrimiento emocional;

___ by → ___ por.

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