Affect
Affect noun - The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion.
Disposition and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disposition" instead a noun "Affect".
Disposition
Disposition noun - One's characteristic attitude or mood.
Affect and disposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a noun "Disposition".
Both words in one sentence
- At least for the first few seasons...she's toned it down since she's married Derek but who knows how Lexie's death will affect her sunny disposition
Source: The Eeyore / Live-Action TV -
Doesn't seem to affect her sunny disposition.
Source: Western Animation / Patrol 03 - It's notable for both failing to significantly affect the other's disposition.
Source: Duel of Seduction
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Disposition and Affect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/disposition
Affect & Disposition. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/disposition>.
Disposition or Affect. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/disposition.
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