affect
/əˈfɛkt/
verb
- 1
To influence or alter.
“The experience affected me deeply.”
- 2
To move to emotion.
“He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.”
- 3
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
“Hepatitis affects the liver.”
- 4
To dispose or incline.
- 5
To tend to by affinity or disposition.
- 6
To assign; to appoint.
verb
- 1
To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
“He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.”
- 2
To aim for, to try to obtain.
- 3
To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.
- 4
To show a fondness for (something); to choose.
noun
- 1
One's mood or inclination; mental state.
- 2
A desire, an appetite.
- 3
A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
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