affect

¹affect

verb

Definition of AFFECT

1

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>

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

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

Near Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary; underwhelm

2

to be the business or affair of <fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast>

Synonyms affect, involve, touch

Related Words appertain (to), apply (to), bear (on), pertain (to), refer (to), relate (to); embroil, ensnare, entangle, implicate