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affecting Synonyms & Antonyms

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

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Other words for affecting include alter, change and have an effect on.

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Affecting as an Adjective

1

Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

Affecting as a Verb

1

present participle and gerund of affect

2

To influence or alter.

The experience affected me deeply.

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3

To move to emotion.

He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.

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4

Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

Hepatitis affects the liver.

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5

To dispose or incline.

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6

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

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7

To assign; to appoint.

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8

To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.

He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.

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9

To aim for, to try to obtain.

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10

To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

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11

To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

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Affecting in a Sentence

The experience affected me deeply.

He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.

Hepatitis affects the liver.

He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.

Word Forms & Grammar

affecting (comparative more affecting, superlative most affecting)

affecting

Words That Rhyme With Affecting

Affecting in Brief

Part of speechadjective, verb
Pronunciation/əˈfɛktɪŋ/
MeaningProducing or causing strong feelings and emotions
Synonymsalter, change and have an effect on
Comparative / superlativemore affecting, most affecting

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