Affect and Discourage

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Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Discourage is an antonym for affect in influence topic.

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Affect is an antonym for discourage.

people	affect people	discourage people
someone	affect someone	discourage someone
anyone	affect anyone	discourage anyone
player	affect player	discourage player
Other words: behavior, humans, units, enemies, animals.

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