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affected (adj.1)
"artificially displayed," 1580s, past-participle adjective from affect (v.2) "make a pretense of." Related: Affectedly.
affected (adj.2)
1530s, "favorably disposed" (now obsolete but preserved in disaffected), past-participle adjective from affect (v.1). From 1610s as "under the influence of, afflicted."
updated on November 15, 2016
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