affected
1Affected — Af*fect ed ([a^]f*f[e^]kt [e^]d), p. p. & a. 1. Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His affected Hercules. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclined; disposed; attached. [1913 Webster] How stand you affected to his wish? Shak. [1913 …
2affected — affected; un·affected; …
3affected — [adj1] deeply moved or hurt emotionally afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic,… …
4affected — index bogus, formal, grandiose, histrionic, inclined, interested, orgulous, orotund, pretentious ( …
5affected — (adj.) pp. adjective from AFFECT (Cf. affect) (v.2); 1530s in the now obsolete sense favorably disposed (preserved in DISAFFECTED (Cf. disaffected)); meaning artificially displayed is recorded from 1580s …
6affected — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ artificial and designed to impress. DERIVATIVES affectedly adverb …
7affected — affected1 [ə fekt′id] adj. [pp. of AFFECT1] 1. attacked by disease; afflicted 2. influenced; acted upon 3. emotionally moved or touched affected2 [a fekt′id, əfekt′id] adj. [pp. of …
8affected — affected1 /euh fek tid/, adj. 1. acted upon; influenced. 2. influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease. 3. (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched: She was deeply affected by their generosity …
9affected — I. /əˈfɛktəd / (say uh fektuhd) adjective 1. acted upon; influenced: the affected group. 2. influenced injuriously; impaired; attacked, as by climate, disease or pollution, etc.: *It only takes a small quantity of oil to create a mammoth… …
10Affected — Affect Af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affecting}.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See {Fact}.] 1. To act upon; to… …
