affecting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈfɛktɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: af‧fect‧ing

Adjective

affecting (comparative more affecting, superlative most affecting)

1. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.
   • 1989 December 17, Terri L. Jewell, “A Poet's Revolution Of Life”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 7:

     Within this sphere, then, the reader is allowed to follow Hull's growth both as an individual and as a poet. She moves from pieces that are affecting, though merely descriptive, to "conversations," and finally, to strong affirmations spoken in the first person.

   • 2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 May 2019:

     The moment when Tyrion firmly grabs his friend’s arm just before Dany utters the cue for Drogon to burn the eunuch alive is affecting, because it conveys both how much Tyrion cares for his friend, and also how much this is costing him.

Derived terms

• affectingly
• affectingness
• unaffecting

 

Translations

producing strong emotions

• Azerbaijani: müəssir, təsirli (az)
• Bulgarian: трогателен (bg) (trogatelen)
• Finnish: koskettava (fi), liikuttava (fi)
• Spanish: conmovedor (es)
• Swedish: rörande (sv), gripande (sv)

Verb

affecting

1. present participle and gerund of affect