English

Etymology
From MF. term|affecter < L. term|affectare|lang=la||to strive after, aim at.

Pronunciation
Noun:
*enPR|�'f�kt, IPA|/�æf�kt/, SAMPA|/"{fEkt/
Verb:
*enPR|�f�kt', IPA|/�'f�kt/, SAMPA|/@"fEkt/
audio|en-uk-affect.ogg|Audio (UK)
:rhymes|�kt

Homophones
effect

Noun
en-noun

1. psychology Emotion.
2. colloquial|psychology A strong emotional experience. See #Usage notes|usage notes below.
3. psychology external|External display of emotion or mood.

#:He seemed completely devoid of affect.

Derived terms
affect display - external display of emotion or mood.
flat affect
labile affect

Translations
trans-top|strong emotional experience
German: Affekt m
Portuguese: afeto
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Slovene: afekt m
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trans-top|emotion
German: Mitleidenschaft f
Portuguese: emoção
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Slovene: �ustvo n
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ttbc|Lithuanian: afektas m
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To influence or alter.

#:The experience affected me deeply.
#:The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction.

1. transitive To move to emotion.

#:He was deeply affected by the themes in the play.

1. transitive To make a false display of.

#:He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.

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

#:Hepatitis affects the liver.

Usage notes
The homophones �affect� and �effect� are sometimes confused. �Affect� conveys the influence over something that already exists, but �effect� indicates the manifestation of new or original ideas or entities:
�...new governing coalitions during these realigning periods have effected major changes in governmental institutions.�
�...new governing coalitions during these realigning periods have affected major changes in governmental institutions.�
The former indicates that major changes were made as a result of new governing coalitions, while the latter indicates that before new governing coalitions, major changes were in place, and that the new governing coalitions had some influence over these existing changes.

The verbal noun uses of affect are distinguished from the verbal noun uses of effect more clearly than the regular verb forms. An affect is something that acts or acted upon something else. But an effect is the result of an action (by something else.)

Synonyms
i-c|influence or alter alter, change, have an effect on, have an impact on, influence
i-c|move to emotion move, touch
i-c|make a false display of fake, simulate
i-c|of an illness attack

Translations
trans-top|influence or alter
Finnish: vaikuttaa
French: affecter
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German: beeinflussen
Portuguese: afetar
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trans-top|move to emotion
Finnish: liikuttaa
French: affecter, émouvoir
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Italian: commuovere
Portuguese: comover
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trans-top|make a false display of
French: feindre
Italian: fingere
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Portuguese: fingir
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trans-top|infect or harm
French: affecter
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Portuguese: afetar
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ttbc|Ido: afliktar
ttbc|Spanish: afectar
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References
R:1913
R:Online Etymology Dictionary

Category:English heteronyms

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