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impacted

verb

Form of impact , past tense of impact.

Simple meaning

To significantly or strongly influence or affect.

Pronunciation

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impaktid

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɪmpæktɪd

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Definition

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verb

  1. past tense of impacttransitivefigurativeproscribed

    To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.

  2. past tense of impact

    To collide or strike, the act of impinging.

  3. past tense of impact

    To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.

Used this way, impacted is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Serious and weighty
Usage feel
Formal and precise

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • impactnounBase word

    The striking of one body against another.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • impacted fracturenounCompound term

    Fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end.

  • impacted toothnounCompound term

    A disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally.

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