Definitions for affecting
Overview of verb affect
The verb affect has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (43) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?")
2. (11) affect
(act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate")
3. (4) involve, affect, regard
(connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business")
4. (4) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
(make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
5. affect, impress, move, strike
(have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")
Overview of adj affecting
The adj affecting has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. affecting, poignant, touching
(arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching")
