affected

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The area affected is a band from south-west England, across south-central England, into London, and up into the southeast Midlands and "west" Anglia.

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  1. adjective Acted upon, influenced, or changed.
  2. adjective Emotionally stirred or moved.
  3. adjective Infected or attacked, as by disease.
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  • The necks of the first to be affected were already beginning to jerk, to snap about as if in the grip of invisible giants Doc Savage abandoned his investigation of the fat green body and swung to the nearest prisoner. —  023 - The Mystic Mullah
  • That is certainly how it affected, and still affects, me. —  The Adventure of Living
  • Definitely new business prospects of Satyam can get affected, which is reflected in the scrip movement, 'said Jagannadham Thunuguntla, head of the capital markets arm and director of India's fourth largest share brokerage firm, the Delhi-based SMC Group. —  India eNews
  • If you think you may have been affected, which is unlikely because when Microsoft uses the term "limited and targeted attacks" it usually means that one or two attacks have been observes, you can scan your system with —  Extremetech
  • Millions of Zimbabweans in every community have been affected, which is a fact that is once again recognised and addressed by the GPA. —  SWRadioAfrica Podcast
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. From affect1.
  2. From affect2.

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  1. from affect + -ed.
  2. from affect + -ed; partly merged in affected.
 

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/əˈfɛktɛd/
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