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affective

[af-ek-tiv] / ˈæf ɛk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
concerning feelings and intuition
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Information from the report also showed that misinformation is being spread regularly on social media, including harmful information about how sun cream contains toxic chemicals and how natural alternatives are just as affective.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Of these participants, 259 had schizophrenia and 177 had affective disorders that included bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder with psychosis.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

The inquest heard that Maria Morris, who worked as a teaching assistant, had bi-polar affective disorder.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

She has a deep understanding of and a postmodern comfort with cognitive dissonance, with lyrics that describe the affective landscape of the gap between our gestures and expectations.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

And yet there again, the Neurocase paper I cite above on the prodigious memorizer of 7t describes how the subject’s “self-report indicates that imagining affective situations and high emotional content is critical for successful recall.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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