affected

Etymology

adj

1. Influenced or changed by something.
   The affected products had to be recalled.
2. Simulated in order to impress.
   He spoke with an affected English accent.
3. Emotionally moved; touched.
4. (algebra, archaic) adfected.
   an affected equation
5. Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
6. artificial, stilted

noun

1. Someone affected, as by a disease.
   Affecteds felt that they get conflicting orders from superiors more frequently than did nonaffecteds […]. Affecteds were more frequently bothered by feelings of a sharp increase in their workload than nonaffecteds […]. 1979, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, page 306

verb

1. simple past and past participle of affect
   The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.