Affect and Hurt

Affect

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

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Hurt and affect are semantically related. in upset topic. In some cases you can use "Hurt" instead a verb "Affect".

Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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Affect and hurt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Hurt".

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

person	affect person	hurt person
character	affect character	hurt character
people	affect people	hurt people
children	affect children	hurt children
Other words: relationship, someone, time, way, characters, game, story, anyone, player, everyone, humans, enemies.

Don't hurt Midori or do anything to her that could negatively affect her, especially if Adair is around.

Source: Literature / Willow Falls
Shows Damage: Played with - players who are badly hurt hunch over, but only when standing still, and it doesn't affect their abilities in any way.

Source: Video Game / Unreal I
Whether Superman knows it won't hurt him at the time is irrelevant to the trope, it only matters that it didn't affect him.

Source: Negate Your Own Sacrifice

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