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affect
verb
to
produce
a
change
in
someone
or
something
•
Cold
weather
can
affect
your
smartphone
battery
life
.
Cold
weather
can
affect
your
smartphone
battery
life
.
•
Lack
of
sleep
deeply
affects
how
well
students
learn
in
class
.
Lack
of
sleep
deeply
affects
how
well
students
learn
in
class
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
affectare
‘
aim
at
,
strive
after
’,
frequentative
of
afficere
‘
do
to
,
act
on
’.
verb
to
regularly
like
,
choose
,
or
wear
something
•
She
affects
bright
colors
in
her
artwork
.
She
affects
bright
colors
in
her
artwork
.
•
The
author
affects
long
,
winding
sentences
in
his
novels
.
The
author
affects
long
,
winding
sentences
in
his
novels
.
Sense
evolved
in
17th
century
from
Latin
‘
afficere
’
with
nuance
of
‘
be
inclined
toward
’.
verb
to
pretend
to
have
a
particular
feeling
,
way
of
speaking
,
or
style
to
impress
others
•
He
likes
to
affect
a
British
accent
when
he
tells
jokes
.
He
likes
to
affect
a
British
accent
when
he
tells
jokes
.
•
She
affected
indifference
,
but
I
could
see
she
was
excited
.
She
affected
indifference
,
but
I
could
see
she
was
excited
.
Same
Latin
root
as
primary
sense
,
later
developing
the
meaning
‘
pretend
to
feel
’.
noun
-
affect
a
person
’
s
visible
emotional
state
or
expression
•
The
therapist
noted
that
the
patient's
affect
was
flat
during
the
session
.
The
therapist
noted
that
the
patient's
affect
was
flat
during
the
session
.
•
A
sudden
burst
of
laughter
showed
a
change
in
his
affect
.
A
sudden
burst
of
laughter
showed
a
change
in
his
affect
.
Adopted
into
psychology
in
late
19th
century
from
German
Affect
,
ultimately
from
Latin
affectus
‘
feeling
’.
