Meaning of affect in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To influence or alter.

  Example: The experience affected me deeply.

• To move to emotion.

  Example: He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.

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

  Example: Hepatitis affects the liver.

• To dispose or incline.

• To tend to by affinity or disposition.

• To assign; to appoint.

verb

• To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.

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

• To aim for, to try to obtain.

• To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

• To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

noun

• One's mood or inclination; mental state.

• A desire, an appetite.

• A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.