Affectedness: meaning, definitions and examples

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affectedness

 

[ ษ™หˆfษ›ktษชdnษ™s ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

psychology

The state or quality of being affected emotionally, especially in a negative way.

Synonyms

emotionality, sensitivity, vulnerability

Examples of usage

  • She struggled with the affectedness of the traumatic event.
  • His affectedness was evident in his distant behavior.
  • The affectedness of her tone indicated deep sadness.
Context #2 | Noun

linguistics

The level of prominence or salience of a linguistic feature within a language.

Synonyms

importance, prominence, salience

Examples of usage

  • The affectedness of tone in this language distinguishes it from others.
  • Linguists study the affectedness of different phonological structures.
  • Phonological affectedness plays a crucial role in language evolution.

Translations

Translations of the word "affectedness" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น afetividade

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคญเคพเคต

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Betroffenheit

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dampak

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะฟะปะธะฒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wpล‚yw

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท affection

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ afectaciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท etkililik

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์˜ํ–ฅ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุฃุซูŠุฑ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ovlivnฤ›nรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ovplyvnenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฝฑๅ“

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vpliv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รกhrif

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ำ™ัะตั€ ะตั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒ”แƒ’แƒแƒ•แƒšแƒ”แƒœแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™sir

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ afectaciรณn

Etymology

The word 'affectedness' originated from the verb 'affect', which comes from the Latin 'afficere', meaning 'to influence'. The term has evolved to encompass both psychological and linguistic connotations, reflecting the impact and prominence of emotions and linguistic features. The concept of affectedness is central to understanding emotional responses and linguistic structures in various contexts.

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