AFFECTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does affected mean? 

• AFFECTED (adjective)
  The adjective AFFECTED has 3 senses:

1. acted upon; influenced

2. speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

3. being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

  Familiarity information: AFFECTED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AFFECTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Acted upon; influenced

Similar:

smitten; stricken; struck ((used in combination) affected by something overwhelming)

stage-struck (infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act)

subject (likely to be affected by something)

taken (be affected with an indisposition)

wonder-struck (affected by or overcome with wonder)

impressed (deeply or markedly affected or influenced)

Also:

affected; moved; stirred; touched (being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion)

Antonym:

unaffected (undergoing no change when acted upon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

Synonyms:

affected; unnatural

Similar:

artificial; contrived; hokey; stilted (artificially formal)

plummy ((of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich)

mannered (having unnatural mannerisms)

elocutionary ((used of style of speaking) overly embellished)

constrained; forced; strained (lacking spontaneity; not natural)

agonistic; strained (struggling for effect)

Also:

studied (produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation)

Attribute:

affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))

Antonym:

unaffected (free of artificiality; sincere and genuine)

Derivation:

affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

Synonyms:

affected; moved; stirred; touched

Context example:

very touched by the stranger's kindness

Similar:

sick (deeply affected by a strong feeling)

Also:

affected (acted upon; influenced)

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

 Context examples 

Rice breeders can use these differences to create varieties that are less affected by greenhouse gas levels, he said.

(Planet-Warming Gases Make Some Food Less Nutritious, Study Says, Steve Baragona/VOA)

This study provides important insights into how a devastating disease has affected bats in the U.S. Such information is essential for developing management plans to help save these species.

(Hibernation season over, will disease-ridden bats emerge from caves and mines this spring?, NSF)

However, both Inumet and Brazilian meteorological company MetSul agreed that visibility has not been affected so far.

(Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America, SciDev.Net)

The number of people affected is expected to increase in the next few years due to an ageing population.

(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Knowing how men and women are affected by the hardship of living in deprivation can help focus mental health treatment.

(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)

The stretchable sensor, which operates without batteries, could be wrapped around stents or diverters implanted to control blood flow in vessels affected by the aneurysms.

(Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms, National Science Foundation)

The fishing of the tambaqui – a large freshwater fish native to South America – that usually happens before its reproductive season in October, is increasingly affected by flooding.

(Amazon fish ‘face new threats’, SciDev.Net)

"Honey bees are strongly affected by the quality of their environment, including flower diversity, contaminants and pests....Honey bee health is a community matter."

(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)

“Dead zones,” also called hypoxia areas, are caused by nutrient runoff from agricultural and other human activities in the watershed and are highly affected by river discharge and nitrogen loads.

(2015 Gulf of Mexico dead zone ‘above average’, NOAA)

Lastly, the researchers asked participants to view a video of a rejection in action, to assess if feelings of forgiveness can be affected.

(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)