Affect

"Affect" in Greek

αίσθηση

aísthisi

(psychology: feeling in response to a stimulus)

βλάπτω

vlápto

(to infect or harm)

επηρεάζω

epireázo

(to influence or alter)

επιδρώ

epidró

(to influence or alter)

κάνω

káno

(to make a false display of)

προσβάλλω

prosvállo

(to infect or harm)

προσποιούμαι

prospoioúmai

(to make a false display of)

συγκινώ

sygkinó

(to move to emotion)

Affect vs Effect: Quick Rules and Real Examples

Learn when to use affect or effect in academic, business, and everyday writing.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.