Affect

Word AFFECT
Character 6
Hyphenation af fect
Pronunciations /əˈfɛkt/

Definitions and meanings of "Affect"

What do we mean by affect?

To influence or alter.

To move to emotion.

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

To dispose or incline.

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

To assign; to appoint.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Affect

The word "affect" in example sentences

Do you think of yourself as a Korean-American writer, and does this acceptance or rejection of the label affect how you write and market your work? ❋ Unknown (2006)

The teabagger voices were dominating the news, the republicans not shying away from some of the most offensive comments and signs shown at these rallies embraced the teabaggers and in affect all of the craziness that has accompanied them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I prefer a more scientific materialist viewpoint myself, that affect is rooted in the kinaesthetics of physiology and is therefore as much a part of physical nature as any other sensory experience. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

Sadly, it has been used to "clean-up" Portland's image – to in affect hide the problem of homelessness – during the Rose Festival and other public times. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, many voted for Obama and by dissing the Republicans he is in affect dissing the population of those states. sickoflibs ❋ Unknown (2009)

But one thing it does not affect is certainly the mind and let me tell you, in the film that she had just seen, which was the premiere called Inkheart, it had flying monkeys that were lifted from The Wizard of Oz. Now Megan, 11 years old at the time, told me after the movie was over “Uh Brendan, you know the flying monkeys have been done before.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Each of those ways of using the revenue has different implications for specific households but the “average” affect is still the same. ❋ Unknown (2009)

How does/did Frankenstein affect art in general during the 19th Century? ❋ Unknown (2009)

It doesn't take a great stretch of the imagination to see that there will be a tremendous ripple affect from the passage of this bill. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To the extent that cultures are prevented from interacting with each other, the ‘we the kids’ vs ‘the establishment’ affect is probably fostered. ❋ Unknown (2010)

CO2 can and does warm the planet, but the affect is less than critical. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Usually all you can hope to affect is where the 'last seat' in each constituency goes. ❋ Nwhyte (2010)

May I remind him that the people of this country voted for the Republican Senators as well and when the POTUS only meets with the Democratic Senators, he is in affect turning his back on the population who are Republican or Independants. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bob Woodward's affect is that of a human tape recorder. ❋ Russ Baker (2010)

During our initial job hunting stages, the post-dot com recession was already in affect, and shortly after graduation, 9-11 really through a wrench into our plans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The net affect is no different, no, but there is significance in this in regards underlying motivation and how one goes about doing something about it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There's no telling the longterm affect of the Deepwater Horizon, which continues to gush after nearly three months. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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