blunt affect

blʌnt əˈfɛkt

Definition

Definition of blunt affect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

TECH.

reduced emotional expression in a person's demeanor

TECH.

The patient exhibited blunt affect during the therapy session.
Her blunt affect made it hard to read her emotions.
Blunt affect was noted in his clinical assessment.

emotionless

unemotional

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Expressions with blunt

blunt instrument

object without sharp edges used to cause harm

The victim was hit with a blunt instrument.

blunt the blow

lessen the impact or severity of something

He tried to blunt the blow of the bad news with a joke.

blunt the edge

reduce the effectiveness or impact of something

The new policy will blunt the edge of the economic crisis.

blunt the truth

make the truth less sharp or clear

He tried to blunt the truth to avoid hurting her feelings.

blunt one's feelings

reduce the intensity of emotions

He tried to blunt his feelings after the breakup.

blunt as a hammer

adj.

very direct and straightforward

His feedback was blunt as a hammer, leaving no room for doubt.

Expressions with affect

flat affect

lack of emotional expression in voice or face

The patient exhibited flat affect during the consultation.

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French:émoussement affectif, ...
German:verflachter Affekt, ...
Italian:affettività appiattita, ...
Spanish:afecto embotado, ...
Portuguese:afeto embotado, ...
Chinese:情感淡漠, ...
Japanese:感情鈍麻, ...
Arabic:تَفَاعُل مُتَبَلِّد, ...
Hebrew:הֶבָּעַת רְגָשׁוֹת מְעֻמָּעֶמֶת, ...
Russian:уплощенный аффект, ...
Ukrainian:зменшений емоційний вираз, ...
Hindi:भावहीन प्रभाव, ...
Bengali:আবেগহীন ভাব, ...
Catalan:afecte embotat, ...
Czech:oploštělá afektivita, ...
Danish:flad affekt, ...
Dutch:afgevlakt affect, ...
Greek:αμβλύ συναίσθημα, ...
Hungarian:tompult affektus, ...
Khmer:ការបង្ហាញអារម្មណ៍តិចតួច, ...
Korean:둔마된 정서, ...
Persian:تأثیر کند, ...
Polish:spłycenie afektu, ...
Portuguese (BR):afeto embotado, ...
Romanian:afect plat, ...
Swedish:avtrubbad affekt, ...
Thai:อารมณ์ทื่อ, ...
Turkish:donuk etki, ...
Vietnamese:cảm xúc cùn, ...

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