af|fect´ed|ness

af|fect´ed|ness
af|fect|ed1 «uh FEHK tihd», adjective.
1. acted on; influenced: »

Everyone felt affected by the war.

2. influenced injuriously: »

She froze her feet and the affected toes were numb.

3. moved in feeling; stirred up.
4. inclined.
╂[< affect1 + -ed2]
af|fect|ed2 «uh FEHK tihd», adjective.
1. put on for effect; not natural; pretended; artificial: »

an affected welcome, an affected tone of voice.

SYNONYM(S): unnatural, pretentious.
2. behaving, speaking, or writing unnaturally for effect: »

He is too picked, too spruce, too affected, too odd (Shakespeare).

╂[< affect2 + -ed2]
–af|fect´ed|ly, adverb.
–af|fect´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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