affected - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'affected' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Affected

[ imp. & p. p.]

- of Affect

2 . Affected

[ p. p. & a.]

- Regarded with affection; beloved.
- Inclined; disposed; attached.
- Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.
- Assumed artificially; not natural.
- Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.

Meaning of 'affected' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . affected

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Meaning (1):
- being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

Example in sentence:

too moved to speak;
very touched by the stranger's kindness

Nearby Words:

affability affable affableness affably affabrous affair affamish affamishment affatuate affear

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Affected class
Affected class means groups of employees, former employees or applicants who have experienced and/or continue to experience the

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