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Confronted vs Affected - What's the difference?

confronted | affected |

As verbs the difference between confronted and affected

is that confronted is (confront) while affected is (affect).

As an adjective affected is

influenced or changed by something.

As a noun affected is

someone , as by a disease.

confronted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (confront)

    • confront

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with; to oppose; to challenge.
    • We should confront him about the missing money.
  • To deal with.
  • To something bring face to face with.
  • To come up against; to encounter.
  • To engage in confrontation.
  • To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
  • To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.

    • Derived terms

    * confrontation * confrontational * confronter * confrontment

    Related terms

    * (heraldry)

    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