Affected (idea) by LaggedyAnne

In addition to the traditional definition, "affected" can also indicate...

that one is influenced by something or someone
Janie was so affected by the professor's book that she changed her major.
that one has been emotionally moved
The tribute affected me so, I was moved to tears!
that one is trying to impress other people or earn their praise
As much as I don't like to admit it, I can be overly affected sometimes. I seek the approval of others at the expense of my own goals.
that something is damaged or ill.
The affected crops left the farmer in debt.

**The above information was pulled together by my brain, in cooperation with my Oxford.

la-di-da	Due to the Incompetence of our novice author, our heroine, cahla, finds herself in the wilds of Djibouti; there is no denouement in sight, but the moonlight is pretty.	Real is not an absolute	Drawing Room Dances 1847 V
niminy-piminy	Unfailing	pretentious	Gongorism
Confessions of a teenage ex-virgin	Mim	When I was five	Conjugating verbs in Spanish
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge	Declaration of Southern Independence	grammar pet peeves	Coy
Aesthete	Huh?	Clint Eastwood	affect
quest	obfuscate	naughty bits

Affected (idea)

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