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1affect
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of AFFECT
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to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response <their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least>
Related Words carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport; bias, color; inspire, stir; engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
Phrases get to
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