affect
//əˈfɛkt//
Verb
affectInfinitive
affectPresent tense
affectedPast tense
affectedPast participle
affectingPresent participle
affectsThird-person singular
1
To have an influence on or cause a change in something or someone.
The weather can affect your mood.
2
To touch the feelings of; move emotionally.
The movie deeply affected everyone in the audience.
Verb
affectInfinitive
affectPresent tense
affectedPast tense
affectedPast participle
affectingPresent participle
affectsThird-person singular
1
To pretend to have or feel something; to put on a false show of.
She affected indifference, but I could tell she was upset.
Noun
1
An emotion or desire as influencing behavior; a feeling or subjective experience accompanying a thought or action.
The patient displayed a flat affect during the interview.