Definitions for affect

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affect af·fect

Spelling: [verb uh-fekt; noun af<

IPA: /verb əˈfɛkt; noun ˈæf ɛkt/

Affect is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in affect (acefft).

Definitions for affect

noun

1. Psychology. feeling or emotion.
2. Psychiatry. an expressed or observed emotional response:
3. Obsolete. affection; passion; sensation; inclination; inward disposition or feeling.

verb (used with object)

1. to act on; produce an effect or change in:
2. to impress the mind or move the feelings of:
3. (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack or lay hold of.
4. to give the appearance of; pretend or feign:
5. to assume artificially, pretentiously, or for effect:
6. to use, wear, or adopt by preference; choose; prefer:
7. to assume the character or attitude of:
8. (of things) to tend toward habitually or naturally:
9. (of animals and plants) to occupy or inhabit; live in or on:
10. Archaic. to have affection for; fancy. to aim at; aspire to.

verb (used without object)

1. Obsolete. to incline, tend, or favor (usually followed by to):

Origin of affect

1350-1400; Middle English Latin affectus acted upon, subjected to; mental or emotional state (past participle and action noun of afficere), equivalent to af- af- + fec-

Examples for affect

At this point in his life, Denton has enough filthy lucre in his bank account to affect a certain lack of interest in the stuff.

The disappearance of the last piece of money could not affect people of position.

So that they are advised with upon every article relating to us, or that may affect us.

Her personal feelings about religion do not affect how she behaves legally, politically, or socially.

We tried to become involved with committees that affect us and policing before Ferguson.

Evils that were not immediately near me had no power to affect my imagination.

It was his habit to affect that he constantly forgot his mother's name.

If they are treating black people differently, then how can that not affect the president?

Mr Clayton had taught me wisdom, which his own bad conduct could not sully or affect.

The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.