affected1

[uh-fek-tid] /əˈfɛk tɪd/
adjective
1.
acted upon; influenced.
2.
influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate or disease.
3.
(of the mind or feelings) impressed; moved; touched:
She was deeply affected by their generosity.
Origin
1570-80; affect1 + -ed2

affected2

[uh-fek-tid] /əˈfɛk tɪd/
adjective
1.
assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned:
affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
2.
assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural:
Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
3.
inclined or disposed:
well affected toward the speaker's cause.
4.
held in affection; fancied:
a novel much affected by our grandparents.
Origin
1525-35; affect2 + -ed2
Related forms
affectedly, adverb
affectedness, noun

affect1

[v. uh-fekt; n. af-ekt] /v. əˈfɛkt; n. ˈæf ɛkt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to act on; produce an effect or change in:
Cold weather affected the crops.
2.
to impress the mind or move the feelings of:
The music affected him deeply.
3.
(of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.
noun
4.
Psychology. feeling or emotion.
5.
Psychiatry. an expressed or observed emotional response:
Restricted, flat, or blunted affect may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.
6.
Obsolete, affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin affectus acted upon, subjected to; mental or emotional state (past participle and action noun of afficere), equivalent to af- af- + fec- (combining form of facere to make, do) + -tus action noun suffix or -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
affectable, adjective
affectability, noun
Synonyms
1. influence, sway; modify, alter. 2. touch, stir.
Usage note
Affect1 and effect, each both noun and verb, share the sense of “influence,” and because of their similarity in pronunciation are sometimes confused in writing. As a verb affect1 means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept); affect2 means “to pretend” or “to assume” (new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel). The verb effect means “to bring about, accomplish”: Her administration effected radical changes. The noun effect means “result, consequence”: the serious effects of the oil spill. The noun affect1 pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, is a technical term in psychology and psychiatry. Affect2 is not used as a noun.

affect2

[uh-fekt] /əˈfɛkt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to give the appearance of; pretend or feign:
to affect knowledge of the situation.
2.
to assume artificially, pretentiously, or for effect:
to affect a Southern accent.
3.
to use, wear, or adopt by preference; choose; prefer:
the peculiar costume he affected.
4.
to assume the character or attitude of:
to affect the freethinker.
5.
(of things) to tend toward habitually or naturally:
a substance that affects colloidal form.
6.
(of animals and plants) to occupy or inhabit; live in or on:
Lions affect Africa. Moss affects the northern slopes.
7.
Archaic.
  1. to have affection for; fancy.
  2. to aim at; aspire to.
verb (used without object)
8.
Obsolete. to incline, tend, or favor (usually followed by to):
He affects to the old ways.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Middle French affecter < Latin affectāre to strive after, feign (frequentative of afficere to do to), equivalent to af- af- + fec- (see affect1) + -tāre frequentative suffix
Related forms
affecter, noun
Synonyms
1. See pretend.
Usage note
See affect1.
Examples from the web for affected
  • The genetic tweak affected more than physiology-it changed how the mice performed on memory tests, too.
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  • When you put your print subscription on hold, your digital access will not be affected.
  • Unemployment in 1980 averaged 7.2%--and affected 18.1% of the labor force.
  • Perhaps he was affected by the biting criticism from within the legal community.
  • The blackout affected three million people.
  • The young folks were less affected; they laughed as well as sang.
  • Isabel is most deeply affected by the alterations in her brother's behavior.
  • Some of the glue affected the paint, causing small blisters in places.
  • If mildew appears, snip off affected leaves.
British Dictionary definitions for affected

affected1

/əˈfɛktɪd/
adjective (usually postpositive)
1.
deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief: he was greatly affected by her departure
2.
changed, esp detrimentally
Word Origin
C17: from affect1 + -ed²

affected2

/əˈfɛktɪd/
adjective
1.
behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
2.
feigned: affected indifference
3.
(archaic) inclined; disposed
Derived Forms
affectedly, adverb
affectedness, noun
Word Origin
C16: from affect² + -ed²

affect1

verb (transitive) (əˈfɛkt)
1.
to act upon or influence, esp in an adverse way: damp affected the sparking plugs
2.
to move or disturb emotionally or mentally: her death affected him greatly
3.
(of pain, disease, etc) to attack
noun (ˈæfɛkt; əˈfɛkt)
4.
(psychol) the emotion associated with an idea or set of ideas See also affection
Word Origin
C17: from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere to act upon, from ad- to + facere to do

affect2

/əˈfɛkt/
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
to put on an appearance or show of; make a pretence of: to affect ignorance
2.
to imitate or assume, esp pretentiously: to affect an accent
3.
to have or use by preference: she always affects funereal clothing
4.
to adopt the character, manner, etc, of: he was always affecting the politician
5.
(of plants or animals) to live or grow in: penguins affect an arctic climate
6.
to incline naturally or habitually towards: falling drops of liquid affect roundness
Word Origin
C15: from Latin affectāre to strive after, pretend to have; related to afficere to affect1
Word Origin and History for affected
adj.

past participle adjective from affect (v.2); 1530s in the now-obsolete sense "favorably disposed" (preserved in disaffected); meaning "artificially displayed" is recorded from 1580s.

affect

n.

late 14c., "mental state," from Latin noun use of affectus "furnished, supplied, endowed," figuratively "disposed, constituted, inclined," past participle of afficere "to do; treat, use, manage, handle; act on; have influence on, do something to," a verb of broad meaning, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + facere (past participle factus) "do" (see factitious). Perhaps obsolete except in psychology. Related: Affects.

v.

"to make an impression on," 1630s; earlier "to attack" (c.1600), "act upon, infect" (early 15c.), from affect (n.). Related: Affected; affecting.

"to make a pretense of," 1660s, earlier "to assume the character of (someone)" (1590s); originally in English "to aim at, aspire to, desire" (early 15c.), from Middle French affecter (15c.), from Latin affectare "to strive after, aim at," frequentative of afficere (past participle affectus) "to do something to, act on" (see affect (n.)). Related: Affected; affecting.

affected in Medicine

affect af·fect (ə-fěkt')
v. af·fect·ed, af·fect·ing, af·fects

  1. To have an influence on or affect a change in.

  2. To attack or infect, as a disease.

n. (āf'ěkt')

  1. A feeling or emotion as distinguished from thought, or action.

  2. A strong feeling with active consequences.