Affected and Troubled

Affected

Affected adjective - Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality.

Troubled and affected are semantically related. in touched topic. In some cases you can use "Troubled" instead the word "Affected" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like deeply moved or hurt emotionally.

Troubled

Troubled adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.

Affected and troubled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affected" instead the word "Troubled" as an adjective or a verb.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Maddigan's Quest Dark and Troubled Past: Timon, Eden and Jewel (although, being a baby, the latter isn't terribly affected by it).
  • Film / Ticker Instead, Glass turns out to be the secondary protagonist and to apparently not be affected at all by his prior encounter, with Nettles instead being the main character and trying to get over a completely different Dark and Troubled Past.
    Source: Film / Ticker
  • Fanservice: Notably, Oscar was adored by the fanbase, which probably stemmed from his appearance (tall, lots of blond curly hair, bright blue eyes) and Dark and Troubled Past, which appeared to have affected him in a way that made him completely adorable.
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