📖 Definitions of "Affecting"
- 1
To influence or alter.
"The experience affected me deeply."
- 2
To move to emotion.
"He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."
- 3
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
"Hepatitis affects the liver."
- 4
To dispose or incline.
- 1
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."
- 2
To aim for, to try to obtain.
- 3
To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
- 4
To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
- 1
Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
🔄 Synonyms of "Affecting"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Affecting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| movingnoun | (not comparable) That moves or move. |
| touchingnoun | In direct contact with. |
| poignant | Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving. |
| influencedverb | Subject to an effect caused by a person or thing outside of the subject's control. |
| influencingnoun | (obsolete) influence |
| influenceverb | The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. |
| interesting | Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone. |
| regardingnoun | The act by which something is regarded or observed. |
| reachingnoun | The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching. |
| grippingnoun | Which catches someone's attention; exciting |
| related | Standing in relation or connection. |
| occurringnoun | An instance of something occurring; an event or happening. |
| befallingnoun | A happening; occurrence; chance; event. |
| concerningnoun | Causing concern; worrying. |
| disruptingverb | That disrupts; disruptive. |
| endangeringnoun | The act of putting someone or something in danger. |
| effectingverb | Causative, effective. |
| relatingnoun | The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation. |
| involveverb | To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation. |
| effectverb | The result or outcome of a cause. |
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