Affective: meaning, definitions and examples

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affective

 

[ ษ™หˆfษ›ktษชv ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

emotions

Relating to or influencing emotions or feelings.

Synonyms

emotional, feeling-related, sentimental

Examples of usage

  • Her affective response to the movie was strong, causing her to cry.
  • He had a very affective way of communicating his feelings to others.
Context #2 | Adjective

psychology

Relating to or caused by emotions, moods, or attitudes.

Synonyms

attitude-driven, emotional, mood-related

Examples of usage

  • The therapist focused on helping her deal with her affective issues.
  • His affective disorder made it difficult for him to regulate his emotions.

Translations

Translations of the word "affective" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น afetivo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคพเคตเคจเคพเคคเฅเคฎเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช affektiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ afektif

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฐั„ะตะบั‚ะธะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ afektywny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ„Ÿๆƒ…็š„ใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท affectif

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ afectivo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท duygusal

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ •์„œ์ ์ธ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุนุงุทููŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ afektivnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ afektรญvny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆƒ…ๆ„Ÿ็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ afektiven

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ tilfinningalegur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะผะพั†ะธัะปั‹า›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜แƒฃแƒ แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ emosional

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ afectivo

Word origin

The word 'affective' originates from the Latin word 'affectivus', which means 'disposed to affect'. It first appeared in the English language in the mid-17th century. The term has been used in psychology and emotions studies to describe the relationship between emotions and behaviors.

See also: affect, affectation, affected, affectedness, affection, disaffected, unaffected.