Affected

Definition of affected:

part of speech: adjective

Touched with a feeling ( either for or against): full of affectation: feigned.

part of speech: adjective

Full of affectation.

part of speech: adjective

Acted upon or influenced; attacked, as by disease; not natural; as, affected manners.

part of speech: noun

AFFECTEDNESS.

Usage examples for affected:

• The old woman was much affected by the information. "The Late Mrs. Null", Frank Richard Stockton.

• Was it true that the fire and the sickness had really affected Court's mind, after all? "The Witness", Grace Livingston Hill Lutz.

• I said, with affected decision. "Hunger", Knut Hamsun.

• He was a delicate and sensitive fellow, much affected by a crowd, and particularly by the sight of people passing in front of him. "Father Payne", Arthur Christopher Benson.