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Synonyms for affecting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-fek-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɛk tɪŋ |
Définition of affecting
Origin :- "to make an impression on," 1630s; earlier "to attack" (c.1600), "act upon, infect" (early 15c.), from affect (n.). Related: Affected; affecting.
- adj moving
- Will you doubt, my dear, that my next trial will be the most affecting that I have yet had?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Absorbed in the struggle with his conscience he had no least suspicion of how his words were affecting her.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The conclusion of this affecting narrative brought them to the house.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Thy heart is ingenuous and sincere; thy misfortune is poignant and affecting.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Such was the language, and such the affecting simplicity of the innocent and uncultivated Imogen.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- She shook her head with an affecting and significant motion.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- "I think the history of Desdemona is the most affecting of all tales," said Miss Fane.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- We take a few—with affecting personal reference in all of them.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- "They say that it's about me," she continued, affecting indifference.
- Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
- The dampness was affecting him, and he wrapped his muffler more closely about his neck.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for affecting
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