[Dr. Sivana]

will be irrevocably impacted

He had me until he used "impacted" in this manner. Are we talking about a restaurant or a molar? WHat is wrong with the word "affected"?

[RipSawyer]

I am so old that I recall when impact was a noun and not a verb.

[TexasGator]

“He had me until he used “impacted” in this manner. Are we talking about a restaurant or a molar? WHat is wrong with the word “affected”?”

‘impacted’ is more appropriate term.

[House Atreides]

He had me until he used “impacted” in this manner. Are we talking about a restaurant or a molar? WHat is wrong with the word “affected”?
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“Impacted” is descriptive of more serious results than “affected” is. Just IMHO.