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Quick answer 60-second read Canonicalises to Affect vs. Effect

Is it "deeply affected" or "deeply effected"?

"Deeply affected." The word describes an action done to someone — that's the verb affect.

Contexti

This phrasing shows up in condolence notes, news obituaries, and personal essays — contexts where a stray typo feels especially awkward. The adverb deeply is almost always attached to a verb, and that verb is affect.

A little moreii

Being "deeply affected" means something moved you or changed you. Effect as a verb exists ("to effect change") but it means to bring something into being, not to influence a person. When the sentence is about impact on a person, it is always affect.

Examplesiii

01

She was deeply effected by the news.

She was deeply affected by the news.

The news acted on her — verb slot → *affect*.

02

The film effected me more than I expected.

The film affected me more than I expected.

Same verb sense — something moved the writer.

Watch foriv

If you really mean "to bring about" a result (to effect change), effect is correct — but you would never pair it with deeply. Written as deeply effected, it is always the typo.

The full entryv

Confusables
Affect vs. Effect

The action versus the result — a verb and a noun most of the time.

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