Entry Word: ¹affect

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to act upon (a person or a personʼs feelings) so as to cause a response <Gary claims that scary movies donʼt affect him in the least>

Synonyms impact, impress, influence, move, strike, sway, tell (on), touch

Related Words bias, color; inspire, stir; carry, engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, dazzle, enchant

Phrases get to

Near Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

2 to be the business or affair of <fortunately, hurricane season doesnʼt affect the West Coast> — see concern 2