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Affected vs Affectee - What's the difference?

affected | affectee |

As nouns the difference between affected and affectee

is that affected is someone affected, as by a disease while affectee is one who, or that which, is affected.

As an adjective affected

is influenced or changed by something.

As a verb affected

is past tense of affect.

affected

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • influenced or changed by something
    • The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
  • simulated in order to impress
    • He spoke with an affected English accent.
  • Emotionally moved; touched.
  • (algebra, archaic) adfected
    • an affected equation
  • Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation

    • See also

    * affectation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone , as by a disease.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (affect)
    • The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.

    See also

    * effected

    affectee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, is affected.