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affections

/əˈfɛkʃənz/

Meanings
noun
The act of affecting or acting upon.

Examples :

"The therapist studied the affections of the medication on the patient's anxiety levels. "
action sensation mind human
noun
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

Examples :

"The sudden rainstorm brought about mixed affections, a feeling of cozy contentment mixed with disappointment that the picnic was ruined. "
mind emotion human being

Related Words

Illustration contentment

contentment noun

/kənˈtɛntmənt/

The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.

"After finishing her school project, Sarah felt a deep contentment. "

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Illustration disappointment

disappointment noun

/dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/

A feeling of sadness or frustration when a strongly held expectation is not met.

"The child's disappointment was evident when he didn't get the toy he wanted for his birthday. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration perception

perception noun

/pəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

"My perception of the teacher's instructions was that they were quite demanding. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration medication

medication noun

/mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

"My grandmother takes several medications for her high blood pressure. "

Illustration subjective

subjective adjective

/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/

Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, not upon observation or reasoning; coming more from within the observer than from observations of the external environment.

"My opinion about the new school dress code is subjective; I just don't like the way it looks. "

Illustration affecting

affecting verb

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration attachment

attachment noun

/əˈtætʃmənt/

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

"The attachment of the student's name tag to their backpack was a simple but necessary step before class. "

Illustration alteration

alteration noun

/ɒl.tə(ɹ)ˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ɔl.tɚˈeɪ.ʃən/

The act of altering or making different.

"The alteration to the school schedule was announced on the website. "