Effect vs. Affect

Effectnoun

The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below.

Effectnoun

Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

Effectnoun

Execution; performance; realization; operation.

Effectnoun

(uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.

Effectnoun

(filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")

Effectnoun

(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.

Effectnoun

A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.

Effectnoun

(usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.

Effectnoun

Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.

Effectnoun

(obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

Effectnoun

(obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.

Effectverb

To make or bring about; to implement.

Effectverb

misspelling of affect

Effectnoun

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

Effectnoun

Manifestation; expression; sign.

Effectnoun

In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.

Effectnoun

Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

Effectnoun

Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.

Effectnoun

Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; - with to.

Effectnoun

The purport; the sum and substance.

Effectnoun

Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

Effectnoun

Goods; movables; personal estate; - sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.

Effectverb

To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.

Effectverb

To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.

Effectnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;

Effectnoun

an outward appearance;

Effectnoun

(of a law) having legal validity;

Effectnoun

a symptom caused by an illness or a drug;

Effectnoun

an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived);

Effectnoun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Effectverb

produce;

Effectverb

act so as to bring into existence;

Affectverb

(transitive) To influence or alter.

Affectverb

(transitive) To move to emotion.

Affectverb

(transitive) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

Affectverb

To dispose or incline.

Affectverb

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

Affectverb

To assign; to appoint.

Affectverb

(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretence of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.

Affectverb

To aim for, to try to obtain.

Affectverb

To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

Affectverb

To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

Affectnoun

(obsolete) One's mood or inclination; mental state.

Affectnoun

(obsolete) A desire, an appetite.

Affectnoun

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

Affectverb

To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

Affectverb

To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.

Affectverb

To love; to regard with affection.

Affectverb

To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.

Affectverb

To dispose or incline.

Affectverb

To aim at; to aspire; to covet.

Affectverb

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

Affectverb

To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance.

Affectverb

To assign; to appoint.

Affectnoun

Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.

Affectnoun

The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state. In hysteria, the affect is sometimes entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another than the original idea.

Affectnoun

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

Affectverb

have an effect upon;

Affectverb

act physically on; have an effect upon

Affectverb

connect closely and often incriminatingly;

Affectverb

make believe with the intent to deceive;

Affectverb

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;