Etymology
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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."

Entries linking to affected

affect (v.2)
"to make a pretense of," 1660s, earlier "to assume the character of (someone)," 1590s; originally in English in a now-obsolete sense "aim at, aspire to, desire" (early 15c.), from Old French afecter (15c.), later affecter, from Latin affectare "to strive after, aim at, aspire to," frequentative of afficere (past participle affectus) "to do something to, act on, influence" (see affect (n.)). Related: Affected; affecting.
disaffected (adj.)

"estranged, hostile, having the affections alienated," usually in reference to one displeased with the actions of an authority or a party, "disloyal," 1630s, past-participle adjective from disaffect. Related: Disaffectedly; disaffectedness.

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Definitions of affected

affected (adj.)
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion;
Synonyms: moved / stirred / touched
affected (adj.)
acted upon; influenced;
affected (adj.)
speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression;
Synonyms: unnatural
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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