afectar

Meaning

1. to affect, to have an effect on, to influence
2. to feign, to affect
3. to speak or act insincerely, adopt an affectation
4. to impair, to affect (negatively)
5. to get to, to get under one's skin, to upset, to affect emotionally
6. (pronominal) to be affected (by an action), to get to

Hyphenated as

a‧fec‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/afeɡˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublets afeitar and ahechar.