"affective" meaning in English

See affective in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈfɛktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-affective.wav [US] Forms: affective [positive], more affective [comparative], most affective [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An affective response, domain, disorder, etc is one that relates to the emotions.
    Sense id: simple-affective-en-adj-BO5hvexf Categories (other): Psychology
     
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