English-Norwegian translations for affect

Definition of affect

  • To influence or alter
  • To move to emotion
  • Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body
  • To dispose or incline
  • To tend to by affinity or disposition
  • To assign; to appoint
  • To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
  • To aim for, to try to obtain.
  • To feel affection for ; to like, be fond of.
  • To show a fondness for ; to choose.
  • One's mood or inclination; mental state.
  • A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.

Examples

  • The experience affected me deeply
  • The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction
  • He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play
  • Hepatitis affects the liver
  • to affect ignorance
  • He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable.

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