AFFECT


Meaning of AFFECT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

If something ~s a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.

Nicotine adversely ~s the functioning of the heart and arteries...

...the worst-~ed areas of Somalia.

VERB: V n, V-ed

2.

If a disease ~s someone, it causes them to become ill.

Arthritis is a crippling disease which ~s people all over the world.

= afflict

VERB: V n

3.

If something or someone ~s you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.

The divorce ~ed Jim deeply...

VERB: V n

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