Affect vs. Effect
Word | Usage | Context | Meaning | Examples |
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affect | verb "af-FECT" | Common | To have an influence on | Pollution affects everyone. |
noun "AF-fect" | Used by psychiatrists and psychologists | Feeling or emotion | He had a weird affect. | |
effect | noun | Common | The result of an action | Cause and effect. That movie used cool special effects. |
verb | Less common | To create | Let's effect some change. |
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