Meaning of the word affected in English
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affected
US /əˈfek.tɪd/
UK /əˈfek.tɪd/
Adjective
1.
influenced or touched by an external factor.
Example:
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apply moist heat to the affected area
2.
artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress.
Example:
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the gesture appeared both affected and stagy
Synonym:
pretentious high-flown ostentatious pompous grandiose overelaborate overblown overripe overworked overdone contrived forced labored strained stiff posed stagy studied mannered hollow insincere unconvincing artificial unnatural assumed pretended feigned false fake faked counterfeit sham simulated spurious pseudo mock imitation la-di-da hoity-toity highfalutin fancy-pants posey pseud phoney pretend put on poncy posh toffee-nosed
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