Affected

p. p. & a.	1.	Regarded with affection; beloved. His affected Hercules. - Chapman.
	2.	Inclined; disposed; attached. How stand you affected to his wish? - Shak.
	3.	Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real. He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd. - Shak.
	4.	Assumed artificially; not natural. Affected coldness and indifference. - Addison.
	5.	(Alg.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.

Adj.	1.	affected - acted upon; influenced Antonyms: unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"
	2.	affected - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression Synonyms: unnatural Antonyms: unaffected - free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
	3.	affected - emotionally affected; "very touched by the stranger's kindness" Synonyms: stirred, touched

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