affect

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈæ.fɛkt/]

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1. affect (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.

Example: if we are afraid of robbers in a dream, the robbers are certainly imaginary, but the fear is real. This draws our attention to the fact that the development of affects [translating Affectentwicklung] in dreams is not amenable to the judgement we make of the rest of the dream-content [...].

2. affect (noun) — sense 2

Definition: One's mood or inclination; mental state.

3. affect (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A desire, an appetite.

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