These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'affective.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 This historic meeting-the details of which are much disputed-empowered Adler to break with the Group and form her own offshoot of the Method, distinct from StrasbergвЂ™s, which emphasized motivation rather than affective memory.Д®van Kindley, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2021 Strasberg emphasized the psychological approach, using affective-memory exercises and improvisation to surface genuine emotion in an actor. Definition of affect Origin : late 14c., 'mental state,' from Latin noun use of affectus 'furnished, supplied, endowed,' figuratively 'disposed, constituted, inclined,' past participle of afficere 'to do treat, use, manage, handle act on have influence on, do something to,' a verb of broad meaning, from ad-'to' (see ad-) + facere (past participle factus) 'do' (see factitious). 2022 Roger is bringing his depth of voice into advancing the emotional detection of speech into more accurate voice recognition analytics, not based on natural language methods, rather tapping into the affective computing domains.Д¬indy Gordon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2022 With practitioners of critical history telling admirers of critical history that only critical history is valid, while those who affirm the affective truths of monumental history go right on believing in pernicious mythopoetic constructs?Дamon Linker, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022 Leaving the mechanical to the side for the moment, interpretive and affective difficulty are hard to disentangle. 2022 That's because, once again, people embrace the stories for their affective power, not for their ability to win the support of specialists flaunting their expertise.Дamon Linker, The Week, 24 Feb. Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, The degree to which people experience a range of negative affective states, including anxiety and anger, is partially genetic, Gross added. by to): He affects to the old ways.Recent Examples on the Web Such sweeping, affective observations are key to FukuyamaвЂ™s style, which spurns data-heavy economics in favor of lofty arguments on the plane of ideas. to incline, tend, or favor (usually fol.Ecology(of animals and plants) to occupy or inhabit.

(of things) to tend toward habitually or naturally: a substance that affects colloidal form.

to assume the character or attitude of: to affect the freethinker.

Prefer: the peculiar costume he affected.

to assume artificially, pretentiously, or for effect: to affect a Southern accent.

Pretend or feign: to affect knowledge of the situation.

fect 2 (Й™ fekt вЂІ), USA pronunciation v.t.The verb effect means 'to bring about, accomplish'': Her administration effected radical changes.The noun effect means 'result, consequence'': the serious effects of the oil spill.The noun affect 1 pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, is a technical term in psychology and psychiatry. As a verb affect 1 means 'to act on'' or 'to move'' ( His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept) affect 2 means 'to pretend'' or 'to assume'' ( new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel). See corresponding entry in Unabridged touch, stir.ДЄffect 1 and effect, each both noun and verb, share the sense of 'influence,'' and because of their similarity in pronunciation are sometimes confused in writing. See corresponding entry in Unabridged influence, sway modify, alter. to af- af- + fec- (combining form of facere to make, do) + -tus action noun, nominal suffix or -tus past participle suffix Latin affectus acted upon, subjected to mental or emotional state (past participle and action noun, nominal of afficere), equivalent.

Etymology latin affectus