The act of affecting or acting upon.
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.
An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
A feeling of love or strong attachment.
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
Mimicry, imitation, now usually in a derogatory sense; a travesty, a ridiculous simulacrum.
Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing-stock.