affect vs influence

influence vs affect

affect and influence both are nouns.

affect and influence both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No
influence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, influence is a hyponym of affect; that is, influence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affect:

affect: have an effect upon
influence: have and exert influence or effect

Other hyponyms of affect include strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, excite, stimulate, process, treat, hydrolise, hydrolize, color, colour, distort, tinge, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, hit, strike, subject, bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, act upon, work, slam-dunk.

affect (noun)	influence (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion	causing something without any direct or apparent effort
	a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
	a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
	one having power to influence another
	the effect of one thing (or person) on another

affect (verb)	influence (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	shape or influence; give direction to
have an effect upon	induce into action by using one's charm
make believe with the intent to deceive	have and exert influence or effect
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
connect closely and often incriminatingly

Difference between affect and influence

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