adj
Meaning 1
Influenced or changed by something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The affected products had to be recalled.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
affected
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/əˈfɛktɪd/
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adj
Meaning 2
Simulated in order to impress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He spoke with an affected English accent.
- The affected articulation of his opinions made it challenging to discern his true stance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: artificial, insincere, pretentious, mannered, stagy, stilted, affected, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity, overrefined, pansified, precious, smug, theatrical, Woosterian
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Emotionally moved; touched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
adfected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- an affected equation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Someone affected, as by a disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
simple past and past participle of affect
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 8
acted upon; influenced
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unaffected
adjective
Meaning 9
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unnatural
Antonyms: unaffected
adjective
Meaning 10
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- too moved to speak
- very touched by the stranger's kindness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moved(p), stirred, touched
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: påvirket — influenced or changed by something
- Dutch: beïnvloed — influenced or changed by something
- Dutch: getroffen — influenced or changed by something
- German: betroffen — influenced or changed by something
- German: beeinflusst — influenced or changed by something
- German: beeinträchtigt — influenced or changed by something
- German: tangiert — influenced or changed by something
- German: angegriffen — influenced or changed by something
- German: affiziert — influenced or changed by something
- German: gesinnt — influenced or changed by something
- Hungarian: érintett — influenced or changed by something
- Hungarian: befolyásolt — influenced or changed by something
- Italian: impattato — influenced or changed by something
- Polish: dotknięty — influenced or changed by something
- Turkish: etkilenen — influenced or changed by something
- Turkish: etkilenmiş — influenced or changed by something
- Czech: afektovaný — simulated in order to impress
- Danish: krukket — simulated in order to impress
- Danish: affekteret — simulated in order to impress
- Esperanto: afekta — simulated in order to impress
- Esperanto: afektita — simulated in order to impress
- Finnish: teennäinen — simulated in order to impress
- Finnish: teeskennelty — simulated in order to impress
- German: affektiert — simulated in order to impress
- German: simuliert — simulated in order to impress
- German: vorgegeben — simulated in order to impress
- German: vorgespielt — simulated in order to impress
- German: vorgespiegelt — simulated in order to impress
- German: erheuchelt — simulated in order to impress
- Hungarian: színlelt — simulated in order to impress
- Hungarian: tettetett — simulated in order to impress
- Hungarian: megjátszott — simulated in order to impress
- Italian: lezioso — simulated in order to impress
- Italian: affettato — simulated in order to impress
- Polish: afektowany — simulated in order to impress
- Danish: berørt — emotionally moved, touched
- Danish: rørt — emotionally moved, touched
- Dutch: geëmotioneerd — emotionally moved, touched
- Dutch: ontdaan — emotionally moved, touched
- Dutch: geraakt — emotionally moved, touched
- Esperanto: afekciita — emotionally moved, touched
- Finnish: liikuttunut — emotionally moved, touched
- German: betroffen — emotionally moved, touched
- German: beeindruckt — emotionally moved, touched
- German: angesprochen — emotionally moved, touched
- German: getroffen — emotionally moved, touched
- German: leidenschaftlich — emotionally moved, touched
- German: bewegt — emotionally moved, touched
- Hungarian: meghatott — emotionally moved, touched
- Hungarian: elérzékenyült — emotionally moved, touched
- Italian: colpito — emotionally moved, touched
- Polish: dotknięty — emotionally moved, touched
- Polish: poruszony — emotionally moved, touched
- Dutch: getroffen — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- French: affecté — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- German: angegriffen — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- German: in Mitleidenschaft gezogen — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- German: beschwert — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Italian: colpito — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Italian: afflitto — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Portuguese: afetado — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Spanish: afectado — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Spanish: aquejado — resulting from a mostly negative physical effect
- Bulgarian: престорен (prestoren) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Bulgarian: неестествен (neestestven) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Finnish: teennäinen — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: affektiert — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: gekünstelt — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: vorgespielt — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: vorgespiegelt — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: geziert — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: blasiert — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- German: manieriert — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Hungarian: mesterkélt — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Hungarian: modoros — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Hungarian: affektáló — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Italian: manierato — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Italian: affettato — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Italian: lezioso — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Latin: vultuōsus — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Polish: egzaltowany — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Polish: pretensjonalny — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: притво́рный (pritvórnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: показно́й (pokaznój) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: неесте́ственный (nejestéstvennyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: нарочи́тый (naročítyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: ло́жный (lóžnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: вы́чурный (výčurnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: мане́рный (manérnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: напускно́й (napusknój) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: неи́скренний (neískrennij) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: наи́гранный (naígrannyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: ненатура́льный (nenaturálʹnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Russian: жема́нный (žemánnyj) — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Spanish: amanerado — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Spanish: remilgado — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Spanish: melindroso — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
- Spanish: esquilimoso — behaving or speaking in an artificial or insincere manner
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