AFFECTED


Meaning of AFFECTED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈfek-təd, a- ]

adjective

Date: 1587

1. : inclined , disposed

was well affected toward her

2.

a. : given to or marked by affectation

spoke in an affected manner

b. : assumed artificially or falsely : pretended

an affected interest in art

• af·fect·ed·ly adverb

• af·fect·ed·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.