Affect and Obstruct

Affect

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

Obstruct and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Affect".

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Affect and obstruct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Obstruct".

Common collocations

ability affect ability obstruct ability
work affect work obstruct work
relationship affect relationship obstruct relationship
way affect way obstruct way
Other words: characters, target, plans, enemies, creatures.
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