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affective

[ af-ek-tiv ]

adjective

  1. of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
  2. causing emotion or feeling.


affective

/ ˌæfɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ; əˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. psychol relating to affects
  2. concerned with or arousing the emotions or affection
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Derived Forms

  • affectivity, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹´Úf±ð³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹´Ú·´Ú±ð³¦Â·³Ù¾±±¹Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [af-ek-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôa´Ú·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±±¹±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of affective1

1540–50; from Medieval Latin ²¹´Ú´Ú±ð³¦³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, equivalent to Latin affect(us) (action noun; affect 1 ) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive
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What political scientists describe as affective/negative polarization describes how political disagreements are increasingly existential value judgments where “the other side†is not just wrong but evil.

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The FBI has shared photos of the small drone which on Thursday collided with a plane known as a "Super Scooper", one of the world's most affective firefighting aircrafts, briefly grounding it.

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She has a deep understanding of and a postmodern comfort with cognitive dissonance, with lyrics that describe the affective landscape of the gap between our gestures and expectations.

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The Aztec death whistle seems to acoustically and affectively mimic other deterring sounds.

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Notably, losing an hour of daylight can take a toll on people who are susceptible to seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that peaks during the darker winter months.

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