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affectedness

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af⋅fect⋅ed

2  [uh-fek-tid]
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–adjective
1. assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
2. assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural: Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
3. inclined or disposed: well affected toward the speaker's cause.
4. held in affection; fancied: a novel much affected by our grandparents.
Origin:
1525–35; affect 2 + -ed 2

Related forms:
af⋅fect⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
af⋅fect⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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af·fect·ed 2   (ə-fěk'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Assumed or simulated to impress others: an affected accent.

  2. Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.

  3. Disposed or inclined.


[From affect2.]
af·fect'ed·ly adv., af·fect'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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