(ee-ˈfek-tid) adj. - with the emphasis on both the first syllable and the second, ie. EE-FEK-ted, and having as its object usu. a person displaying the effects of being affected and
simultaneously infected by any new idea, set of beliefs or by the adoption of some new
technology and is displaying symptoms in any variety of irregular, uncharacteristic, annoying or
irrational behavior(s).