affection

/əˈfɛkʃən/

IPA: /AH0 F EH1 K SH AH0 N/

noun

1
The act of affecting or acting upon.
2
The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
3
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
4
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
5
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
“I have a lot of affection for my little sister.”
6
Disease; morbid symptom; malady.

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