affected

af·fect·ed ¹  (-fktd)

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  (-fktd)

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·fected·ly adv.

af·fected·ness n.

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affected¹

adj (usually postpositive)

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

2. changed, esp detrimentally

[from affect¹ + -ed²]

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affected²

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

[from affect² + -ed²]

affectedly  adv

affectedness  n

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

Translations

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

affected [əˈfɛktɪd] adj [air] → affecté(e)

affected

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

affected [əˈfɛktɪd] adj → affettato/a