affect
English Thesaurus
1. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | feeling, |
| definition | : | the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops) |
2. act physically on; have an effect upon (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | attack, |
| definition | : | begin to injure (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | ulcerate, |
| definition | : | affect with an ulcer (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | strain, tense, tense up, |
| definition | : | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | cramp, |
| definition | : | affect with or as if with a cramp (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | jaundice, |
| definition | : | affect with, or as if with, jaundice (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | register, |
| definition | : | enter into someone's consciousness (verb.cognition) |
3. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | repercuss, |
| definition | : | cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tell on, |
| definition | : | produce an effect or strain on somebody (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redound, |
| definition | : | have an effect for good or ill (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | process, treat, |
| definition | : | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hydrolise, hydrolize, |
| definition | : | make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hit, strike, |
| definition | : | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | subject, |
| definition | : | cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | slam-dunk, |
| definition | : | make a forceful move against (verb.social) |
4. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | play possum, |
| definition | : | to pretend to be dead (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | take a dive, |
| definition | : | pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, |
| definition | : | articulate silently; form words with the lips only (verb.communication) |
| verb group | : | make, make believe, pretend, |
| definition | : | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like (verb.communication) |
5. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | infect, |
| definition | : | affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | surprise, |
| definition | : | cause to be surprised (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | impress, ingrain, instill, |
| definition | : | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | awaken, |
| definition | : | make aware (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | engrave, |
| definition | : | impress or affect deeply (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | strike dumb, |
| definition | : | render speechless, as by surprising or shocking (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | zap, |
| definition | : | strike suddenly and with force (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | jar, |
| definition | : | affect in a disagreeable way (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | smite, |
| definition | : | affect suddenly with deep feeling (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | cloud, |
| definition | : | make gloomy or depressed (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | pierce, |
| definition | : | move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | impress, |
| definition | : | impress positively (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | stir, touch, |
| definition | : | affect emotionally (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | move, |
| definition | : | arouse sympathy or compassion in (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | sadden, |
| definition | : | make unhappy (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | alienate, |
| definition | : | make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated (verb.emotion) |
| cause | : | experience, feel, |
| definition | : | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion) |
| verb group | : | come to, hit, strike, |
| definition | : | cause to experience suddenly (verb.perception) |
6. connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | implicate, |
| definition | : | bring into intimate and incriminating connection (verb.stative) |
7. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
8. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impact, wallop, |
| definition | : | a forceful consequence; a strong effect (noun.phenomenon) |
9. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | malingerer, shammer, skulker, |
| definition | : | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person) |
10. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | affect, |
| definition | : | the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | impressive, |
| definition | : | making a strong or vivid impression (adj.all) |
11. connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | regard, respect, |
| definition | : | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | involvement, |
| definition | : | a connection of inclusion or containment (noun.linkdef) |
12. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling)
13. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impact, wallop, |
| definition | : | a forceful consequence; a strong effect (noun.phenomenon) |
14. make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fake, postiche, sham, |
| definition | : | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer, |
| definition | : | a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | malingerer, shammer, skulker, |
| definition | : | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person) |
15. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | affect, |
| definition | : | the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | impressive, |
| definition | : | making a strong or vivid impression (adj.all) |
16. connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | regard, respect, |
| definition | : | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | involvement, |
| definition | : | a connection of inclusion or containment (noun.linkdef) |
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