Affection and Turn

Affection

Affection noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: I'm rooting for the Cubs—just my natural affection for the underdog, I guess

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Turn and affection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a noun "Affection".

Turn noun - A habitual attraction to some activity or thing.

Usage example: an adventurous turn of mind that led him toward more physical activities like biking and skateboarding

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Affection and turn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Turn".

Nearby Words: turned, turning

high	high affection	high turn
fake	fake affection	fake turn
true	true affection	true turn
genuine	genuine affection	genuine turn
Other adjectives: actual, surprising, sudden.

It should be noted, however, that Yukiteru does not turn his cheek out of kindness, but rather forgives easily because of his desperate need for affection.

Source: Turn the Other Cheek
However, uu's kinks turn out to be normal and vanilla examples of romantic affection like staring longingly or getting married.

Source: Eats Babies
She ends up falling in love one of her "enemies" and growing affection for her squadron, causing her to turn on her Imperial commanders and greatly helping the Rebels defeat the Iron Fist.

Source: Heel Face Turn / Literature

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