| AFFECTING | • affecting adj. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions. • affecting v. Present participle of affect. • AFFECT v. to act upon. |
| AFFECTION | • affection n. The act of affecting or acting upon. • affection n. The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person… • affection n. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition. |
| AFFECTIVE | • affective adj. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions. • affective adj. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting. • AFFECTIVE adj. of, arising from or influencing emotion. |
| DEFECTING | • defecting v. Present participle of defect. • DEFECT v. to desert an allegiance. |
| DEFECTION | • defection n. An act or incidence of defecting. • DEFECTION n. a failure to carry out a duty. |
| DEFECTIVE | • defective adj. Having one or more defects. • defective adj. (Grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable… • defective adj. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء). |
| EFFECTING | • effecting adj. Causative, effective. • effecting v. Present participle of effect. • EFFECT v. to bring about. |
| EFFECTIVE | • effective adj. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. • effective adj. Producing a decided or decisive effect. • effective adj. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work. |
| INFECTING | • infecting v. Present participle of infect. • INFECT v. to contaminate with germs. |
| INFECTION | • infection n. (Pathology) The act or process of infecting. • infection n. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. • infection n. A disease caused by a pathogen. |
| INFECTIVE | • infective adj. Able to cause infection; infectious. • infective n. (Epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others. • INFECTIVE adj. infectious. |
| REFECTING | • refecting v. Present participle of refect. • REFECT v. to refresh with food and drink. |
| REFECTION | • refection n. Mental or spiritual refreshment. • refection n. Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink. • refection n. A meal, especially a light meal. |
| REFECTIVE | • refective n. That which refreshes. • refective adj. Refreshing; restoring. • REFECTIVE adj. relating to refection. |