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affected

  • adjective
  • af·fect·ed
  • /əˈfɛktɪd/

Influenced or changed by something.

Example

“The affected products had to be recalled.”

Other meanings

  1. Simulated in order to impress.

    “He spoke with an affected English accent.”

  2. Emotionally moved; touched.

Related words

  • unaffected
  • gender-affected
  • transmisogyny-affected
  • affectedly
  • affectedness
  • inaffected
  • misaffected
  • nonaffected
  • affected equation
  • ill-affected

Example sentences

  • “Apply a cold compress to the affected area.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “The crisis affected every aspect of their lives.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Institutional oppression is hard to see when you aren't affected by it.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “affected” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.