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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This represents a big shift in the consumer profile, with the spending power of almost a fifth of the population affected negatively.

From MarketWatch

You can see here how other transport, such as ferries, are affected.

From BBC

"This will mean the boats in the immediate area are refloating, and navigation along other affected areas will be restored."

From BBC

Downtown is just one neighborhood in the whole city, but it’s probably the one that was most affected by the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

The raid’s domino effect has raised concerns about the welfare of children in affected households.

From Los Angeles Times

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