Affect and Worry

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

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

Worry verb - To experience concern or anxiety.

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Affect and worry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Worry".

Nearby Words: worried, worrying, worrier

person	affect person	worry person
character	affect character	worry character
work	affect work	worry work
people	affect people	worry people
Other words: someone, time, story, voice, anyone.

When Piña is going to explain the gaffe with Itami to the Diet, she's consumed by worry about how everything she does will affect the Empire.

Source: Literature / Gate
Gameplay and Story Segregation: Don't worry if your car mows down a SWAT officer in the Asylum Aftermath cutscene — it won't affect your score.

Source: Video Game / Hitman: Contracts
Optional Stealth: Killing enemy scouts before they raise the alarm means only having to worry about patrols instead of having to defeat swarms of enemies while completing objectives, but completing them with the alarm raised is still possible and doesn't affect the experience gained.

Source: Video Game / Helldivers

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