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Meaning
Verb
●
To influence or alter.
●
To
move
to emotion.
●
In Pathology:
Of an
illness
or
condition
, to
infect
or
harm
(a part of the body).
●
To
dispose
or incline.
●
To
tend
to by
affinity
or disposition.
●
To
assign
; to appoint.
●
In Scottish English & Law:
To
burden
(property) with a
fixed charge
or
payment
, or other
condition
or restriction.
●
To make a show of; to
put on
a
pretense
of; to
feign
; to
assume
. To make a
false
display
of.
●
To
aim
for, to
try
to obtain.
●
To feel
affection
for (someone); to like, be
fond
of.
●
To show a
fondness
for (something); to choose.
Noun
●
In Psychology:
A
subjective
feeling
experienced
in
response
to a
thought
or other
stimulus
;
mood
,
emotion
, especially as
demonstrated
in
external
physical signs.
●
One's
mood
or
inclination
;
mental
state.
●
A
desire
, an appetite.
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Origin
affect
English
affect
Middle English (1100-1500)
affectus
Latin
affecter
Anglo-Norman
affecter
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Alter
Change
Influence
Move
Touch
Attack
Harm
Infect
Fake
Simulate
Feign
Emotion
Afflict
Pertain
Related
Impact
Influence
Hinder
Influences
Alter
Impair
Impacts
Harm
Disturb
Attitude
Perception
Disrupt
Change
Arousal
Cognition
Damage
Emotions
Mood
Anxiety
Improve
Enhance
Hamper
Involve
Impede
Feelings
Feeling
Jeopardize
Behavior
Consequence
Cognitive
Shape
Motivation
Endanger
Increase
Reflect
Adverse Effect
More
Rhymes
Lect
Sect
Rekt
Elect
Eject
Erect
Spect
Pecked
Infect
Necked
Detect
Kecked
Reject
Inject
Expect
Deject
Effect
Object
Abject
Direct
Affect
Select
Bisect
Lekked
Protect
Reflect
Trekked
Cathect
Convect
Wrecked
Respect
Despect
Inflect
Subject
Trisect
Neglect
Deflect
Collect
Correct
Suspect
Inspect
Connect
Dissect
Checked
Project
Renecked
Deselect
Indirect
Prospect
Transect
Vivisect
Redirect
Disinfect
Resurrect
Retroject
Unchecked
Reinspect
Intersect
Incorrect
Interject
Recollect
Disconnect
Introspect
Disrespect
Counterobject
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