Spanish Conversation · Level 81
60 words
Spanish word
afectado
Pronunciation
IPA/afekˈtaðo/
Meaning
- adjectiveaffected
Example
La comunidad está afectada por la inundación.
The community is affected by the flood.
More examples
Se mostró afectado por las noticias.
He seemed affected by the news.
Core concept
Person showing visible physical, emotional, or social change after being harmed or influenced.
Common phrases
sentirse afectado
feel affected
afectado emocionalmente
affected emotionally
Similar words
alterado: Emotionally or physically agitated and unusually unsettled.
impresionado: Left deeply impressed or struck by a strong event or words.
emocionado: Filled with joyful or anticipatory excitement.
preocupado: Anxious and preoccupied about problems or the future.
Definition in Spanish
Que ha recibido influencia o daño por algo y muestra cambios físicos, sociales o emocionales.
Word origin
From Latin afficere (ad + facere), Spanish afectar gives the past participle afectado, used to mean someone or something that has been acted upon or damaged by an external cause.
Usage tips
- Afectado can also describe a person who seems artificial or pretentious, so context determines whether it means 'harmed' or 'pretentious'.
Other meanings
- victimnoun
- pretentiousadjective
Opposites
- impasibleimpassiveadjective
- indiferenteindifferentadjective