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Definition of affective - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
emotionrelated to emotions or feelings
- The movie had a deeply affective impact on the audience..
- His speech had an affective quality that moved everyone.
- The affective response to the music was overwhelming.
Expressions with affective
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mental illness causing strong or unusual mood changes
He was diagnosed with an affective disorder.
condition with alternating periods of mania and depression
His bipolar affective disorder makes it hard to maintain a stable routine.
depression linked to changes in seasons
Many experience seasonal affective disorder during the dark winter months..
effort to manage feelings to shape others' reactions or bonds
Nursing often involves affective labor as well as technical skill.
Origin of affective
Latin, affectus (emotion) + -ive (pertaining to)
Terms with affective included in their meaning
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acr: seasonal affective disorder
feeling low during winter when daylight decreases
SAD treatment
lamp used to treat seasonal affective disorder
psychology
seasonal affective disorder during the summer months
winter blues
lamp used for seasonal affective disorder therapy
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- French:affectif, ...
- German:affektiv, ...
- Italian:affettivo, ...
- Spanish:emocional, ...
- Portuguese:afetivo, ...
- Chinese:感情的, ...
- Japanese:感情的な, ...
- Arabic:عَاطِفِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:רִגְשִׁי, ...
- Russian:эмоциональный, ...
- Ukrainian:емоційний, ...
- Hindi:भावनात्मक, ...
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