Hypernyms for "affect"
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act upon
alienate
arouse
attack
awaken
bother
brace
bull
bullshit
calm
cloud
color
colour
cramp
discommode
disoblige
distort
disturb
endanger
energise
energize
engrave
excite
expose
fake
hit
hit home
hydrolise
hydrolize
implicate
impress
incommode
inconvenience
inebriate
infect
influence
ingrain
instill
intoxicate
jar
jaundice
loosen up
make relaxed
mouth
move
peril
perk up
pierce
play possum
process
put out
queer
redound
register
relax
repercuss
sadden
scupper
sedate
slam-dunk
smite
soak
stimulate
stir
strain
strike
strike a blow
strike a chord
strike a note
strike dumb
strike home
subject
surprise
sweep away
sweep off
take a dive
talk through one''s hat
tell on
tense
tense up
tinge
touch
tranquilize
tranquillise
tranquillize
treat
trouble
ulcerate
unlax
unstrain
unwind
upset
work
zap
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.