Affecting meaning : To influence or alter. To move to emotion. Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body). To dispose or incline. To tend to by affinity or disposition. To assign; to appoint. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. To aim for, to try to obtain. To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of. To show a fondness for (something); to choose. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.