Affected vs. Effect — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Affected and Effect
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Affected
Influenced or touched by an external factor
Affected areas
Effect
Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
Affected
Artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress
The gesture appeared both affected and stagy
Effect
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result
The government's action had little effect on the trade imbalance.
Affected
Disposed or inclined in a specified way
You might become differently affected towards him
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Effect
Advantage; avail
Used her words to great effect in influencing the jury.
Affected
To have an influence on or effect a change in
Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.
Effect
The condition of being in full force or execution; operativeness
A new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow.
Affected
To act on the emotions of; touch or move.
Effect
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention
The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama.
Affected
To attack or infect, as a disease
Rheumatic fever can affect the heart.
Effect
A particular impression
Large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness.
Affected
To put on a false show of; simulate
Affected a British accent.
Effect
Production of a desired impression
Spent lavishly on dinner just for effect.
Affected
To have or show a liking for
Affects dramatic clothes.
Effect
The basic or general meaning; import
He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect.
Affected
(Archaic) To fancy; love.
Effect
Effects Movable belongings; goods.
Affected
To tend to by nature; tend to assume
A substance that affects crystalline form.
Effect
To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish
Effect a cure for a disease.
Effect a change in policy. See Usage Note at affect1.
Affected
To imitate; copy
"Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language" (Ben Jonson).
Effect
The result or outcome of a cause.
The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
Affected
Feeling or emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression or body language
"The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect" (Norman Mailer).
Effect
Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
Affected
(Obsolete) A disposition, feeling, or tendency.
Effect
Execution; performance; realization; operation.
Affected
Acted upon, influenced, or changed.
Effect
(uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.
Affected
Emotionally stirred or moved.
Effect
An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
The effect of flying was most convincing.
Affected
Infected or attacked, as by disease.
Effect
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
I use an echo effect here to make the sound more mysterious.
I just bought a couple of great effects.
Affected
Assumed or simulated to impress others
An affected accent.
Effect
A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
Doppler effect
Affected
Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression.
Effect
Belongings, usually as personal effects.
Affected
Disposed or inclined.
Effect
Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
Affected
Influenced or changed by something.
The affected products had to be recalled.
Effect
(obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
Affected
Simulated in order to impress.
He spoke with an affected English accent.
Effect
(obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.
Affected
Emotionally moved; touched.
Effect
(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
Affected
Adfected.
An affected equation
Effect
Misspelling of affect
Affected
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
Effect
Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
That no compunctious visitings of natureShake my fell purpose, nor keep peace betweenThe effect and it.
Affected
Artificial, stilted
Effect
Manifestation; expression; sign.
All the large effectsThat troop with majesty.
Affected
Someone affected, as by a disease.
Effect
In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.
The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause.
Affected
Simple past tense and past participle of affect
The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.
Effect
Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect.
The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place.
Affected
Regarded with affection; beloved.
His affected Hercules.
Effect
Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
Affected
Inclined; disposed; attached.
How stand you affected to his wish?
Effect
Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; - with to.
They spake to her to that effect.
Affected
Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.
He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd.
Effect
The purport; the sum and substance.
Affected
Assumed artificially; not natural.
Affected coldness and indifference.
Effect
Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
No other in effect than what it seems.
Affected
Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.
Effect
Goods; movables; personal estate; - sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
Resolving all events, with their effectsAnd manifold results, into the willAnd arbitration wise of the Supreme.
Shun the bitter consequence, for know,The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die.
Affected
Acted upon; influenced
Effect
To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
So great a body such exploits to effect.
Affected
Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Effect
To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed.
They sailed away without effecting their purpose.
Affected
Emotionally affected;
Very touched by the stranger's kindness
Effect
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;
The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
His decision had depressing consequences for business
He acted very wise after the event
Effect
An outward appearance;
He made a good impression
I wanted to create an impression of success
She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Effect
(of a law) having legal validity;
The law is still in effect
Effect
A symptom caused by an illness or a drug;
The effects of sleep loss
The effect of the anesthetic
Effect
An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived);
He just did it for effect
Effect
The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Effect
Produce;
The scientists set up a shockwave
Effect
Act so as to bring into existence;
Effect a change
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