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    affected
    /əˈfɛktɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. influenced or touched by an external factor: "affected areas"
    • 2. artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress: "the gesture appeared both affected and stagy"

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  2. Affected means artificial and not sincere, or affected by something. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

    • Affect

      to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a...

  3. Learn the meaning of affected as a past tense and past participle of affect or as an adjective for something artificial or false. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

  4. Learn the meaning of affect as a verb and a noun, and how to use it correctly in different contexts. Find out the difference between affect and effect, and see examples of affect in sentences.

  5. Affected can mean influenced, impaired, or moved by something, or it can mean artificial, feigned, or assumed. Learn the difference between the two meanings and see how to use affected in a sentence.

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  7. Learn the meaning and usage of the word affected, which can describe something that is influenced, changed, or moved, or something that is artificial, feigned, or pretentious. Find synonyms, translations, and examples of affected in different contexts.