flat affect

flæt ˈæfɛkt

Definition

Definition of flat affect - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

lack of emotional expression in voice or face

TECH.

The patient exhibited flat affect during the consultation.
His flat affect made it hard to gauge his feelings.
Despite the news, she maintained a flat affect.

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Expressions with flat

lie flat

rest with the whole body level on a surface

Lie flat on the mat and relax your shoulders.

fall flat

fail completely or collapse

The plan to surprise her fell flat.

flat broke

adj.

having no money at all

After paying rent, I'm flat broke until my next paycheck.

flat out

adv.

at maximum speed or effort

He was running flat out to catch the bus..

flat on one's back

adj.

lying down with back on a surface

He was flat on his back after the fall.

battery is flat

exp.

have no electrical power left in a battery

My phone won't turn on because the battery is flat!

Expressions with affect

blunt affect

reduced emotional expression in a person's demeanor

The patient exhibited blunt affect during the therapy session.

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French:affect plat, ...
German:flacher Affekt, ...
Italian:affetto piatto, ...
Spanish:embotamiento afectivo, ...
Portuguese:afeto embotado, ...
Chinese:情感平淡, ...
Japanese:感情鈍麻, ...
Arabic:تسطح الوجدان, ...
Hebrew:חֹסֶר הַבָּעַת רֶגֶשׁ, ...
Russian:плоский аффект, ...
Ukrainian:плоский афект, ...
Hindi:भावहीनता, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাট অ্যাফেক্ট, ...
Catalan:afecte pla, ...
Czech:oploštělá afektivita, ...
Danish:flad affekt, ...
Dutch:vlak affect, ...
Greek:επίπεδη συναισθηματική έκφραση, ...
Hungarian:elsivárosodott affektus, ...
Khmer:សភាពបង្ហាញអារម្មណ៍រាបស្មើ, ...
Korean:무표정, ...
Persian:بی‌احساسی چهره‌ای, ...
Polish:spłycenie afektu, ...
Portuguese (BR):afeto plano, ...
Romanian:afect plat, ...
Swedish:flackt affekt, ...
Thai:การแสดงออกทางอารมณ์ที่แบน, ...
Turkish:düz duygulanım, ...
Vietnamese:sự thiếu cảm xúc, ...

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