affect

/əˈfɛkt/

verb

  1. 1

    To influence or alter.

    The experience affected me deeply.
  2. 2

    To move to emotion.

    He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.
  3. 3

    Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

    Hepatitis affects the liver.
  4. 4

    To dispose or incline.

  5. 5

    To tend to by affinity or disposition.

  6. 6

    To assign; to appoint.

verb

  1. 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. 2

    To aim for, to try to obtain.

  3. 3

    To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

  4. 4

    To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

noun

  1. 1

    One's mood or inclination; mental state.

  2. 2

    A desire, an appetite.

  3. 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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