Affected: meaning, definitions and examples
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affected
[ ษหfษktษชd ]
emotion
influenced or touched by an external factor
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She was deeply affected by the news of the tragedy.
- His affected smile couldn't hide the sadness in his eyes.
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:
๐ต๐น afetado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคตเคฟเคค
๐ฉ๐ช beeinflusst
๐ฎ๐ฉ terpengaruh
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพัััะฐะถะดะฐะปะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ dotkniฤty
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฝฑ้ฟใๅใใ
๐ซ๐ท affectรฉ
๐ช๐ธ afectado
๐น๐ท etkilenmiล
๐ฐ๐ท ์ํฅ์ ๋ฐ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุชุฃุซุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ ovlivnฤnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ ovplyvnenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฝฑๅ็
๐ธ๐ฎ prizadet
๐ฎ๐ธ รกhrif
๐ฐ๐ฟ ำัะตั ะตัะบะตะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษsirlษnmiล
๐ฒ๐ฝ afectado
Word origin
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.