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deeply moved or hurt emotionally adj.
changed in a bad or artificial way adj.

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

OK calm collected happy sane untroubled

STRONG

hard healthy kept

WEAK

unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed

ADJECTIVE

changed in a bad or artificial way

Synonyms

STRONG

assumed contrived counterfeit counterfeited faked feigned ham hollow imitated overdone playacting pretended shallow sham simulated studied unnatural

WEAK

apish artificial awkward campy chichi conceited false fraud gone Hollywood hammy high falutin' insincere melodramatic ostentatious pedantic phony pompous precious pretentious put-on schmaltzy self-conscious spurious stiff stilted superficial theatrical

Antonyms

STRONG

genuine natural real sincere true

WEAK

OK calm unchanged unhurt unimpaired uninjured unmoved unperturbed unswayed untroubled

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most affected

Pacific nations are using the pre-COP platform to push for more backing for the countries most affected by climate change.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Of course, the companies most affected by the coming shortfall—tech giants, AI labs, chip-makers and data-center developers—have levers they can pull to prevent it from slowing their expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But Maine and Michigan, which both border Canada, are among the states most affected by a U.S. trade war with that country, TD Cowen’s Krueger noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Forecasters warn fire-prone conditions will spread towards the centre of Europe this week, with Greece and Turkey among places most affected.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Cats, who so meticulously groom their coats and lick their paws, seemed to be most affected.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson