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Affected refers to a pretentious and fake action or speech.

(adjective)

An example of the word affected is to describe the speech of a person who uses an accent that is not authentic.

Affected is defined as a situation when something impacts you or is something that was directed towards you and resulted in some emotional or other change in you.

(adjective)

An example of affected is when a person is emotional as a result of a moving performance.
An example of affected is when a person is no longer able to afford his house because property taxes went up.

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See affected in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

attacked by disease; afflicted
influenced; acted upon
emotionally moved or touched

Origin: pp. of affect

adjective

assumed for effect; artificial
behaving in an artificial way to impress people; full of affectation

Origin: pp. of affect

Related Forms:

affectedly adverb

See affected in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Acted upon, influenced, or changed.
Emotionally stirred or moved.
Infected or attacked, as by disease.

Origin:

Origin: From affect¹

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adjective

Assumed or simulated to impress others: an affected accent.
Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.
Disposed or inclined.

Origin:

Origin: From affect²

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Related Forms:

af·fectˈed·ly adverb

af·fectˈed·ness noun

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