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- Dictionaryaffecting/əˈfɛktɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. touching the emotions; moving: "a highly affecting account of her experiences in prison"
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The meaning of AFFECTING is evoking a strong emotional response. How to use affecting in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Affecting.
affecting. adjective. formal uk / əˈfek.tɪŋ / us / əˈfek.tɪŋ / Add to word list. causing a strong emotion, especially sadness: It was an affecting sight. Synonyms. poignant. touching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Saddening, shocking and upsetting. agonizingly. arrogance. baleful. be cold comfort idiom. bombast. distressfully.
to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something: Both buildings were badly affected by the fire. The divorce affected every aspect of her life. It's a disease that affects mainly older people. I was deeply affected by the film (= it caused strong feelings in me). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
verb (1) af· fect ə-ˈfekt. a- affected; affecting; affects. Synonyms of affect. transitive verb. : to produce an effect upon (someone or something): a. : to act on and cause a change in (someone or something) Rainfall affects plant growth. areas to be affected by highway construction.
Affecting definition: moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.. See examples of AFFECTING used in a sentence.
to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something: Both buildings were badly affected by the fire. The divorce affected every aspect of her life. It's a disease that affects mainly older people. I was deeply affected by the film (= it caused strong feelings in me).
Affecting is just the adjective form of that word — so you can probably guess that it describes things that provoke strong feelings or emotions. You might watch an affecting basketball game, for example, or see an affecting performance of a play.
