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   affective

   /əˈfɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes.
   • ▪ denoting or relating to mental conditions in which disturbance of mood or its expression is the primary component: "affective disorders"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from late Latin affectivus, from afficere (see affect2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. affectively adverb
   • 2. affectivity noun

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