affected
pronunciation
How to pronounce affected in British English:
UK [əˈfektɪd]
How to pronounce affected in American English:
US [əˈfɛktɪd]
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- Adjective:
- acted upon; influenced
- speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
- emotionally affected
Word Origin
- affected (adj.)
- past participle adjective from affect (v.2); 1530s in the now-obsolete sense "favorably disposed" (preserved in disaffected); meaning "artificially displayed" is recorded from 1580s.
Example
- 1. Toyota and mitsubishi have also been affected .
- 2. Will affected banks be allowed to hedge their positions ?
- 3. Remove affected or pretentious sounding words .
- 4. This has affected public opinion .
- 5. Water supplies have been badly affected .