Affected
- Affected Af*fect"ed ([a^]f*f[e^]kt"[e^]d), p. p. & a.
1. Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.]
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His affected Hercules. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
2. Inclined; disposed; attached. [1913 Webster]
How stand you affected to his wish? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real. [1913 Webster]
He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. Assumed artificially; not natural. [1913 Webster]
Affected coldness and indifference. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
5. (Alg.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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affected — affected; un·affected; … English syllables
affected — [adj1] deeply moved or hurt emotionally afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic,… … New thesaurus
affected — index bogus, formal, grandiose, histrionic, inclined, interested, orgulous, orotund, pretentious ( … Law dictionary
affected — (adj.) pp. adjective from AFFECT (Cf. affect) (v.2); 1530s in the now obsolete sense favorably disposed (preserved in DISAFFECTED (Cf. disaffected)); meaning artificially displayed is recorded from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
affected — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ artificial and designed to impress. DERIVATIVES affectedly adverb … English terms dictionary
affected — affected1 [ə fekt′id] adj. [pp. of AFFECT1] 1. attacked by disease; afflicted 2. influenced; acted upon 3. emotionally moved or touched affected2 [a fekt′id, əfekt′id] adj. [pp. of … English World dictionary
affected — affected1 /euh fek tid/, adj. 1. acted upon; influenced. 2. influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease. 3. (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched: She was deeply affected by their generosity … Universalium
affected — I. /əˈfɛktəd / (say uh fektuhd) adjective 1. acted upon; influenced: the affected group. 2. influenced injuriously; impaired; attacked, as by climate, disease or pollution, etc.: *It only takes a small quantity of oil to create a mammoth… … Australian English dictionary
Affected — Affect Af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affecting}.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See {Fact}.] 1. To act upon; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affected — adjective Date: 1587 1. inclined, disposed < was well affected toward her > 2. a. given to or marked by affectation < spoke in an affected manner > b. assumed artificially or falsely ; pret … New Collegiate Dictionary
