affect

• Sustantivo que designa el aspecto subjetivo y consciente de una emoción, considerado de forma separada de los cambios corporales; también puede referirse a la emoción o sentimiento en sí, o a la manifestación externa de la respuesta emocional.

A noun referring to the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes.

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1. C1formal

   A person's observable emotional state or expression, often used in psychology.

   Afecto observable

   • The patient displayed a flat affect during the evaluation.
   • Psychologists assess affect to understand emotional responses.
   • His affect remained neutral despite the bad news.

   Sinónimosdemeanoremotionexpressionfeelingsentiment

2. Emotional experienceC2formal

   The conscious subjective aspect of emotion, as opposed to mood.

   Afecto (aspecto emocional)

   • Therapists analyze both affect and cognition in sessions.
   • The study measured participants' affect after viewing the images.
   • Changes in affect can indicate mental health issues.

   Sinónimosemotionfeelingsentiment

• Verbo que significa influir en alguien o algo o causar un cambio.

A verb meaning to influence or produce a change in someone or something.

1. Influence or changeA2formal

   To have an effect on someone or something; to influence.

   Afectar (influir o producir un efecto)

   • The weather affected our travel plans.
   • Poor diet can affect your health.
   • The decision will affect all employees.

   Sinónimosact onalterchangeimpactinfluencemodifyswaytouchtransform

2. Cause emotionB2formal

   To cause someone to feel emotion or to move emotionally.

   Conmover

   • The movie deeply affected her.
   • His story affected everyone in the room.
   • The news affected him more than he expected.

   Sinónimosimpactimpressmovestirswaytouch