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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>Synonymsimpact, impress, influence, move, strike, sway, tell (on), touchRelated Wordsbias, 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, enchantPhrasesget toNear Antonymsbore, jade, pall, tire, weary
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to be the business or affair of<fortunately, hurricane season doesnʼt affect the West Coast>— see concern 2
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