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Dictionary: af·fect·ed1   (ə-fĕk'tĭd) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Acted upon, influenced, or changed.
  2. Emotionally stirred or moved.
  3. Infected or attacked, as by disease.

[From AFFECT1.]


af·fect·ed2 (ə-fĕk'tĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Assumed or simulated to impress others: an affected accent.
  2. Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.
  3. Disposed or inclined.

[From AFFECT2.]

affectedly af·fect'ed·ly adv.
affectedness af·fect'ed·ness n.
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adj

Definition: changed in a bad or artificial way
Antonyms: ok, unchanged, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured

adj

Definition: deeply moved or hurt emotionally
Antonyms: calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled


 
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Acted upon; Deeply touched; Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression; Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion.

pronunciation The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. — Blaise Pascal, Source: Pensées 1670.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - påvirket, berørt

2.
adj. - affekteret, skabagtig, krukket

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorgewend, gekunsteld, getroffen, aangetast

Français (French)
1.
adj. - actif (sur), influencé, changé, bouleversé, ému, (Méd) infecté, atteint (un organe, etc)

2.
adj. - affecté, maniéré, disposé, enclin

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - vorgeschützt, affektiert, gekünstelt

2.
adj. - betroffen, ergriffen, geruhrt, zugewiesen, (Med) affiziert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσποιητός, επιτηδευμένος, συγκινημένος, επηρεασμένος, προσβεβλημένος (από νόσημα), προσκείμενος, προδιατεθειμένος

Italiano (Italian)
ricercato, influenzato, incline, finto, toccato, affettato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - artificial, não genuíno

idioms:

  • affected person    pessoa (f) afetada

Русский (Russian)
притворный, показной, взволнованный, растроганный, неестественный

idioms:

  • affected person    затронутый этим делом

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - apenado, conmovido, afectado, inclinado, impresionado

2.
adj. - fingido, aparentado, simulado, amanerado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillgjord, konstlad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 受到影响的, 受到打动的, 受侵袭的

2. 假装的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 假裝的

2.
adj. - 受到影響的, 受到打動的, 受侵襲的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 영향을 받은, 감동한, 감정을 품은

2.
adj. - 젠체하는, 허식의, 애호하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 影響を受けた, 冒された, 感動した, 気取った

idioms:

  • affected person    気取った人物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ميال إلى, متكلف, متصنع, متأثر, مصاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מושפע, מזוייף, מלאכותי, נגוע‬
adj. - ‮מושפע, מזוייף, מלאכותי, לא-טבעי, נגוע‬


 
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