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Effection vs Affected - What's the difference?

effection | affected |

As nouns the difference between effection and affected

is that effection is creation; a doing while affected is someone , as by a disease.

As an adjective affected is

influenced or changed by something.

As a verb affected is

(affect).

effection

English

Noun

  • Creation; a doing.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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