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Definition of affective adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

affective

adjective
 
/əˈfektɪv/
 
/əˈfektɪv/
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  1. connected with emotions and attitudes
    • affective disorders
    see also bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder
    Word Originlate Middle English: via French from late Latin affectivus, from afficere, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.
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