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Added 9 October 2026

affected

/əˈfɛktɪd/ adjective

In Latin: vultuōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about affected at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Influenced or changed by something.
The affected products had to be recalled.
Simulated in order to impress.
He spoke with an affected English accent.
Emotionally moved; touched.

noun

Someone affected, as by a disease.

verb

simple past and past participle of affect
The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.

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