affect

Nouns

  • (n) the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

Verbs

  • (v) have an effect upon
    • Will the new rules affect me?
    bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch,
  • (v) act physically on; have an effect upon
    • the medicine affects my heart rate
  • (v) connect closely and often incriminatingly
    • This new ruling affects your business
    involve, regard,
  • (v) make believe with the intent to deceive
    • He feigned that he was ill
    • He shammed a headache
    dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
  • (v) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    • This child impressed me as unusually mature
    • This behavior struck me as odd
    impress, strike, move,

Synonyms

bear upon bear on impact touch on touch involve regard dissemble feign pretend sham impress strike move

Words of close approximity

affectation affected affectedly affectedness affected role affecting affectingly affection affectional affectionate affectionately affectionateness affective affective disorder