Affected: meaning, definitions and examples

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affected

 

[ ษ™หˆfษ›ktษชd ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

emotion

influenced or touched by an external factor

Synonyms

impacted, influenced, touched

Examples of usage

  • She was deeply affected by the news of the tragedy.
  • His affected smile couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes.
Context #2 | Adjective

behavior

artificial or fake in behavior or manner

Synonyms

artificial, insincere, pretentious

Examples of usage

  • She put on an affected accent to sound posh.
  • His affected gestures made him seem insincere.

Translations

Translations of the word "affected" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น afetado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคตเคฟเคค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช beeinflusst

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terpengaruh

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพัั‚ั€ะฐะถะดะฐะปะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ dotkniฤ™ty

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท affectรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ afectado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท etkilenmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜ํ–ฅ์„ ๋ฐ›์€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุชุฃุซุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ovlivnฤ›nรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ovplyvnenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ—ๅฝฑๅ“็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prizadet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รกhrif

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ำ™ัะตั€ ะตั‚ะบะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒœแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™sirlษ™nmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ afectado

Etymology

The word 'affected' has its origins in the Latin word 'affectus' which means 'to have an influence on'. Over time, the word evolved to represent both emotional influence and artificial behavior. The adjective 'affected' has been used in English since the late 16th century, initially in the sense of 'emotionally moved' and later expanding to include the idea of artificiality.

See also: affect, affectation, affectedness, affection, affective, disaffected, unaffected.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #1,171, this word is part of core intermediate vocabulary. It appears regularly in various contexts and is essential for natural-sounding English.