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Inflexible vs Affected - What's the difference?

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Inflexible is a related term of affected.


As adjectives the difference between inflexible and affected

is that inflexible is not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding while affected is influenced or changed by something.

As a noun affected is

someone , as by a disease.

As a verb affected is

(affect).

inflexible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
  • Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * unflexible

    Antonyms

    * flexible

    Related terms

    * inflexibility * inflexibleness * inflexibly

    References

    * ----

    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