affected

[uh-fek-tid] / əˈfɛk tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

deeply moved or hurt emotionally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflicted concerned damaged distressed impressed overwhelmed stirred touched troubled

STRONG

altered changed compassionate excited grieved impaired influenced injured stimulated tender upset

WEAK

overwrought sorry sympathetic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm collected happy sane untroubled

STRONG

hard

WEAK

unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

feigned, pretended, fake

Synonyms

STRONG

assumed contrived counterfeit counterfeited faked feigned imitated overdone pretended shallow sham simulated studied unnatural

WEAK

apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraudulent gone Hollywood hammy highfalutin hollow insincere la-di-da melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical twee

Antonyms

STRONG

genuine natural real sincere true

WEAK

unchanged

Example Sentences

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At the time of Ethan's death, the university said it was confident that the error with his marks was an isolated one and "no other students have been affected".

From BBC

Several analyses have found that such actions have negatively affected economic growth, consumer spending, and labor supply.

From Barron's

"I'll be knocking on every door possible to make sure that my constituents don't get affected by this," he adds.

From BBC

In the Republic of Ireland, Enniscorthy town was badly hit, with about 30 homes and 20 businesses affected.

From BBC

Every person in an affected household needs to be treated at the same time.

From BBC

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