Affecting

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:18 ptsWWF:21 pts9 letters

Definition of Affecting

verb

To influence or alter.
"The experience affected me deeply."
To move to emotion.
"He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
"Hepatitis affects the liver."
To dispose or incline.
To tend to by affinity or disposition.

verb

To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
"He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable."
To aim for, to try to obtain.
To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

adjective

Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

Anagrams of Affecting

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "affecting":

8-LETTER WORDS

effacing faceting

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

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5-LETTER WORDS

acing actin agent antic enact entia facet fagin faint feign feint finca gaffe ganef genic+4 more

4-LETTER WORDS

acne agin ante anti cafe caff cage cain cane cant cate cent cine

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

alterchangehave an effect onhave an impact oninfluenceattackharminfectmovetouchfakefeignsimulate

Rhyming Words

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