Affect and Interest

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

Interest is a synonym for affect in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Interest" instead a verb "Affect".

Interest

Interest verb - To hold the attention of.

Affect is a synonym for interest in hold the attention of topic. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Interest", if it concerns topics such as arouse your curiosity.

Common collocations

people affect people interest people
relationship affect relationship interest relationship
someone affect someone interest someone
plot affect plot interest plot
Other words: ending, anyone, powers, lives.

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Novel / Heileen The skill sets only affect the ending if you don't end up with a love interest—instead you end up with the corresponding profession whose skill and virtue/sin you've maxed out.
  • Virgin Power However, when the hero and his witch love interest start having sex, it doesn't appear to affect her powers.
    Source: Virgin Power
  • Also see Love Makes You Uncreative if the love interest somehow manages to adversely affect the performance of the musician, actor, athlete, writer, or artist.
    Source: Yoko Oh No
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