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    Af·fect·ing
    /əˈfektiNG/

    adjective

    • 1. touching the emotions; moving: "a highly affecting account of her experiences in prison"
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  3. adjective. formal us / əˈfek.tɪŋ / uk / 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. distressingly.

  4. 3 days ago · affecting. (əfektɪŋ ) adjective. If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. [literary, approval] ...an affecting drama about a woman with a terminal illness.

  5. Definition of affecting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. Define affecting. affecting synonyms, affecting pronunciation, affecting translation, English dictionary definition of affecting. adj. Inspiring or capable of inspiring strong emotion; moving. See Synonyms at moving. af·fect′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

  7. verb (used with object) to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops. Synonyms: alter, modify, sway, influence. to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply. Synonyms: stir, touch. (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.

  8. to produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops. to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The tragedy affected him deeply. affect is a verb, affected and affectionate are adjectives, affection is a noun: Nothing seems to affect him. The way he speaks is affected and phony.

  9. Affecting Definition. ə-fĕktĭng. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. Inspiring or capable of inspiring strong emotion; moving. American Heritage. Emotionally touching; evoking pity, sympathy, etc. Webster's New World. Producing strong feelings and emotions. Wiktionary. Synonyms: touching.

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