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affect

/əˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/
verbnoun Regular verbaffect affected
General
  1. 1 etkilemek, etki etmek

Definition (English)

To produce a change in someone or something.

Example Sentences

  1. The weather can affect your mood.
    Hava ruh halinizi etkileyebilir.
  2. Lack of sleep affects your concentration.
    Uykusuzluk konsantrasyonunuzu etkiler.
GeneralPsychology
  1. 1 duygulanım, duygudurum uncountable

Definition (English)

A person's outwardly observable emotional state or expression, as assessed especially in psychology or psychiatry.

Example Sentences

  1. The doctor noted the patient's flat affect during the exam.
    Doktor, muayene sırasında hastanın donuk duygulanımını not etti.
  2. Her affect seemed inappropriate given the sad news.
    Duygulanımı, üzücü haber göz önüne alındığında uygunsuz görünüyordu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base affect
/əˈfɛkt/
Past affected
/əˈfɛktɪd/
Participle affected
/əˈfɛktɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edaffect → affected

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. affected /əˈfɛktɪd/

Synonyms

influenceimpactchangealtermodifytouchmove

Antonyms

ignoreavoidneglectleave alonespare

Collocations

affect someoneaffect somethinggreatly affectdirectly affectnegatively affectpositively affect

Related Words

effectcauseresultconsequencereactionresponse