| ADJECTIVE | all | affected | acted upon |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | affected, unnatural | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | |
| all | affected, moved, stirred, touched | being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion |
| Sounds | ahfeh'ktahd; ahfeh'ktihd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | ||
| Meaning | acted upon; influenced. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | impressed | Deeply or markedly affected or influenced |
| smitten, stricken, struck | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | |
| stage-struck | infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act | |
| subject | Likely to be affected by something | |
| taken | Be affected with an indisposition | |
| wonder-struck | affected by or overcome with wonder | |
| See also | moved, affected, stirred, touched | excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion |
| unnatural | not in accordance with or determined by nature | |
| Opposite | unaffected | Undergoing no change when acted upon |
| Spanish | afectado, influenciado | |
| Catalan | afectat, influenciat | |
| Meaning | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | unnatural | |
| Attribute of | affectedness | The quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) |
| Narrower | agonistic, strained | struggling for effect |
| artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted | artificially formal | |
| constrained, forced, strained | lacking spontaneity | |
| elocutionary | (used of style of speaking) overly embellished | |
| mannered | Having unnatural mannerisms | |
| plummy | (of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich | |
| See also | studied | produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation |
| Opposite | unaffected | Free of artificiality |
| Spanish | afectado, artificial, artificiós | |
| Catalan | afectat, artificial, artificiós | |
| Nouns | affectedness | the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) |
| Adverbs | affectedly | in an affected manner |
| Meaning | excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | moved, stirred, touched | |
| Narrower | sick | Deeply affected by a strong feeling |
| See also | affected | acted upon |
| emotional | Of more than usual emotion | |
| Opposite | unmoved, unaffected, untouched | emotionally unmoved |
| Spanish | motivado, movido | |
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