Affected vs Affective - What's the difference?
affected | affective |
influenced or changed by something
simulated in order to impress
Emotionally moved; touched.
(algebra, archaic) adfected
Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation
(affect)
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
Emotional; emotionally charged.
As adjectives the difference between affected and affective
is that affected is influenced or changed by something while affective is relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.As a noun affected
is someone , as by a disease.As a verb affected
is (affect).affected
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The affected compass was impossible to use, so we got lost.
- He spoke with an affected English accent.
- an affected equation
See also
* affectationVerb
(head)- The thunderstorm affected the compass, and we got lost.