another word for affect
As a verb affect1 means âto act onâ or âto moveâ (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept); affect2 means âto pretendâ or âto assumeâ (new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel). The verb effect means âto bring about, accomplishâ: Her administration effected radical changes. The noun effect means âresult, consequenceâ: the serious effects of the oil spill. The noun affect1 pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, is a technical term in psychology and psychiatry. Affect2 is not used as a noun.