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

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Solis said the union estimates around 400 employees could be affected by the closures.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has apologised to those affected, saying it inherited a backlog of 86,000 cases.

From BBC

The Internal Revenue Service is also among the agencies that would be impacted, meaning that tax processing - including refunds - could be affected.

From BBC

But for those affected, it could lead to prices going up for customers.

From BBC

Meanwhile, towns and cities are already "struggling to cope" with the increased risk of heat stress and flooding, and lower income areas are disproportionately affected.

From BBC

affected

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