Word: Affect
How to pronounce: ˈæfekt
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Have an effect on; make a difference to.
Example sentences: "The dampness began to affect my health"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Pretend to have or feel (something)
Example sentences: "As usual I affected a supreme unconcern"
Noun
Definitions:
1. Emotion or desire, especially as influencing behavior or action.
Example sentences: "By triggering affect and emotion, intolerant behaviors are set in motion."
Synonyms:
impact
effect
influence
strike
touch
involve
relate
reverberate
impress
reflect
interfere
have an influence
have an effect
concern
regard
act
sham
pretend
Antonyms:
unaffected
Derivations:
affectability
affectation
affection
affecting
affective
affected
affectively
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Affect in Other Languages...
Spanish: Afectar
German: Beeinflussen
French: Affecter
Italian: Influenzare
Turkish: Etkilemek
