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1. These two words are often confused. It should be remembered that effect is most common as a noun meaning 'a result or consequence'

(In England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever—Oscar Wilde)

, and that affect is most common as a verb meaning 'to have an effect on' (Bodily exercise indirectly affects all the organs of the body / These measures chiefly affect [i.e. are directed at] drug-pushers / It will not affect [i.e. have a bearing on] his chances of promotion). As a noun, affect survives only as a technical term in psychology. As a verb, effect means 'to bring about, to cause, to have as a result' (to effect changes, to effect a cure, to effect a rescue).

2. Affect also means 'to assume (a character); to pretend to have or feel or do something, etc.'

(As he reached the pick-up point, he should affect to slow down as if hunting for a car—John Le Carré, 1989).

This is a different word although it is ultimately related to the one above.

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verb

To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from: get (to), impress, move, strike, touch. See touch/not touch.

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verb

To take on or give a false appearance of: assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. Idioms: make believe. See true/false.

An individual's emotional response to a situation. In sport psychology, it is often used synonymously with emotion.

A term used in psychology for a feeling or emotion, particularly one leading to action.

(Published 1987)

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(af′ekt)
n

1. the feeling of pleasantness or unpleasantness produced by a stimulus. n 2. the emotional complex influencing a mental state. n 3. the feeling experienced in connection with an emotion.

For a list of words related to affect, see:

• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - affect: emotion attached to ideas, objects, or mental representations
• Modes and Manners of Expression - affect: feign; make a pretense to

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - påvirke, ramme, berøre

2.
v. tr. - foregive, spille

3.
n. - affekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
beïnvloeden, (ont) roeren, doen alsof, voorkeur hebben voor, aantasten, gevoel

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - affecter, influencer, (Jur) avoir une incidence sur, modifier, influer sur, atteindre, toucher, détériorer (la santé), concerner, émouvoir, attaquer, agir sur (en parlant d'un médicament)

2.
v. tr. - feindre, montrer une préférence pour, plaire/aimer (arch), tendre à (qch) par nature, imiter, copier

3.
n. - (Psych) affect, réaction, disposition, sentiment, tendance (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - vortäuschen, lieben, vorziehen, nachahmen, sich zieren

2.
v. - beeinflussen, berühren, ergreifen, angreifen

3.
n. - Neigung, (Psych) Erregung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επηρεάζω, θίγω, άπτομαι, συγκινώ, επιδρώ, επενεργώ σε, (για νόσο) προσβάλλω, προσποιούμαι, υποκρίνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ostentare, concernere, far soffrire, commuovere, influire su, influenzare, corrodere, fingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - afetar, ter influência sobre, pretender ter, gostar, fingir, contaminar (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
воздействовать, волновать, тронуть, оказать влияние на, поражать (о болезни и пр.), изображать, притворяться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - tener o mostrar afición a, gustar de, adoptar, seguir, admirar, frecuentar

2.
v. tr. - emocionar, conmover, tener influencia en, actuar sobre, afectar, fingir, dárselas de, echárselas de

3.
n. - emoción, influencia, actuación, conmoción

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - påverka, låtsas vara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 影响, 爱好, 假装, 感情

2. 影响, 使感动, 使震动, 对...发生作用, 侵袭

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 影響, 使感動, 使震動, 對...發生作用, 侵襲

2.
v. tr. - 影響, 愛好, 假裝
n. - 感情

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 영향을 미치다, 감동시키다

2.
v. tr. - 즐겨 쓰다, (형태를)취하다, ~인 체하다

3.
n. - 정서

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 影響を及ぼす, 作用する, 襲う, 感動させる, 気取る, ひけらかす, 好んで用いる, 好んで身に着ける, 住む, 冒す
n. - 情動, 情緒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتظاهر, يولع ب, يتكلف, يقلد, يختار, يفضل, يألف, يؤثر في‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השפיע על, תקף (לגבי מחלה), עשה רושם, העמיד פנים, זעזע‬
v. tr. - ‮נגע ללב, חיבב, אהב להשתמש ב-‬
n. - ‮רגש, תשוקה‬

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