affected

  • 11affected — adjective Date: 1587 1. inclined, disposed < was well affected toward her > 2. a. given to or marked by affectation < spoke in an affected manner > b. assumed artificially or falsely ; pret …

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  • 12affected — 1. adjective a) influenced or changed by something The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost. b) simulated in order to impress He spoke with an affected English accent. 2. noun …

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  • 13affected — I af•fect•ed [[t]əˈfɛk tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) acted upon; influenced 2) harmed or impaired, as by climate or disease 3) (of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved • Etymology: 1570–80 II af•fect•ed [[t]əˈfɛk tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by&#8230; …

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  • 14affected — [[t]əfe̱ktɪd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people. She passed along with an affected air and a&#8230; …

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  • 15affected — UK [əˈfektɪd] / US [əˈfektəd] adjective affected behaviour is not natural but is done to impress other people His affected manner annoyed her. Derived word: affectedly adverb …

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  • 16affected — af|fect|ed [əˈfektıd] adj not sincere or natural ▪ an affected laugh …

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  • 17affected — af|fect|ed [ ə fektəd ] adjective used for describing behavior that is not natural but is done to impress other people: His affected manner annoyed her. ╾ af|fect|ed|ly adverb …

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  • 18affected — adjective not sincere or natural: that stupid affected laugh of hers …

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  • 19affected — adjective that affected voice of his really grates on me Syn: pretentious, artificial, contrived, unnatural, stagy, studied, mannered, ostentatious; insincere, unconvincing, feigned, false, fake, sham, simulated; informal la di da, phony, pretend …

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  • 20affected — adj. 1 in senses of AFFECT(1), AFFECT(2). 2 artificially assumed or displayed; pretended (an affected air of innocence). 3 (of a person) full of affectation; artificial. 4 (prec. by adv.; often foll. by towards) disposed, inclined. Derivatives:&#8230; …

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