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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The protests have affected 15 cities, largely in the west of the country, according to reporting in Iranian media.

From Barron's

The ICB is encouraging affected patients to get in touch with their customer services team if they have concerns.

From BBC

At the same time, rapid melting of ice sheets may have contributed to further cooling in affected areas.

From Science Daily

While the most severe conditions will be seen in Scotland, all of the UK's nations will be affected with travel disruption expected.

From BBC

“The DMV is informing affected individuals of the steps they need to take,” officials said in a news release issued Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

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