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   Af·fect

   /əˈfek(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. have an effect on; make a difference to: "the dampness began to affect my health"
   • ▪ touch the feelings of (someone); move emotionally: "the atrocities he witnessed have affected him most deeply" Similar upsettroublehit hardoverwhelmdevastatedamagehurtpaingrievesaddendistressdisturbperturbagitateshakeshake upstirmovetouchtug at someone's heartstringsmake an impression oninformal:knock for sixknock backbowl overthrowfazeget toOpposite be unaffectedbe indifferent to
   • ▪ (of an illness or medical condition) infect or be present in (someone): "people who are affected by AIDS"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack as a disease’): from French affecter or Latin affect- ‘influenced, affected’, from the verb afficere (see affect2).

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   Synonyms for AFFECT: influence, impact, impress, strike, touch, reach, sway, inspire; Antonyms of AFFECT: bore, weary, pall, tire, jade, underwhelm, avoid, escape.

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   Find 7,434 synonyms for affect and other similar words that you can use instead based on 35 separate contexts from our thesaurus.

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   do something to/ for someone. informal. His music is just phenomenal! The first concert I saw of his really did something to me. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of affect. Learn more. If something or something affects someone or something, they have power to cause a change in someone or something.

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   Another way to say Affect? Synonyms for Affect (other words and phrases for Affect).

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   What's the definition of Affect in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Affect meaning and usage.

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   Synonyms for AFFECTS: influences, impacts, impresses, touches, strikes, reaches, inspires, sways; Antonyms of AFFECTS: bores, wearies, tires, palls, jades, underwhelms, avoids, shuns.

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   The meaning of AFFECT is to produce an effect upon (someone or something). How to use affect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Affect. Frequently Asked Questions About affect.

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   Affect Synonyms. To act on the emotions of; touch or move. Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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    Synonyms for AFFECT in English: influence, involve, concern, impact, transform, alter, modify, change, manipulate, act on, ….

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    WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: influence. Synonyms: influence, impress, modify, change, transform, sway, alter, touch, move, get to, strike, hit, impact, impact on, have an effect on, have an impact on, exert influence on. Sense: Verb: concern.