AFFECT


Meaning of AFFECT in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' a- ˌ fekt

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin affectus, from afficere

Date: 14th century

1 obsolete : FEELING , AFFECTION

2 : the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes also : a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion <patients ⋯ showed perfectly normal reactions and affect s ― Oliver Sacks>

usage see EFFECT

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.