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affect

\a.fɛkt\

Where it comes from

Du latin affectus (« état affectif, disposition »).

noun affects

Disposition affective élémentaire : humeur, émotion, sentiment, motivation, passion. Entre l'addictologie et Laurent Karila, c'est une histoire d'affect qui dure. Après un internat de psychiatrie, il s’entiche rapidement de la science des dépendances.

Opposite: intellect

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Opposite: intellect

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"affect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/affect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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affect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/affect

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"affect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/affect.

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@misc{affect_2026,
  title = {affect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/affect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}