Associations to the word «Affect»

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) To influence or alter.

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) To move to emotion.

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

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To dispose or incline.

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To tend to by affinity or disposition.

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To assign; to appoint.

AFFECT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To aim for, to try to obtain. [15th-19th c.]

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of. [from 16th c.]

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To show a fondness for (something); to choose. [from 16th c.]

AFFECT, verb. (transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]

AFFECT, noun. (obsolete) One's mood or inclination; mental state. [14th-17th c.]

AFFECT, noun. (obsolete) A desire, an appetite. [16th-17th c.]

AFFECT, noun. (psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.]

AFFECT DISPLAY, noun. (psychology) External show of emotion or affect, such as by voice, expression, gesture, or posture, whether voluntary or not.

AFFECT DISPLAYS, noun. Plural of affect display

AFFECT PERSEVERANCE, noun. (psychology) the effect of an individual preserving his/her affect even when he/she is presented with evidences that contradict it.

AFFECT, noun. The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion.

AFFECT, verb. Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?".

AFFECT, verb. Act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate".

AFFECT, verb. Connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business".

AFFECT, verb. Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache".

AFFECT, verb. Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd".