"affected" meaning in English

See affected in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪd/ Audio: en-us-affected.ogg [US] Forms: affected [positive], more affected [comparative], most affected [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If x is affected by y, then y causes a change in x.
    Sense id: simple-affected-en-adj-87ouz0gP
  2. If something that somebody does is affected, it is not natural or not real.
    Sense id: simple-affected-en-adj-FRAgxt4I

Verb

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪd/ Audio: en-us-affected.ogg [US] Forms: affect [canonical], affects [third-person, singular], affected [past], affected [past, participle], affecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|affect}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of affect.
    Sense id: simple-affected-en-verb-tAIumWnj
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    {
      "form": "more affected",
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      "form": "most affected",
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        },
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        }
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