Emotional Impact Words

verb to have an influence on or cause a change in

• The new policy is affecting our quarterly earnings in a significant way.
• The bad weather is affecting our plans for the weekend.
• Her negative attitude is really affecting the vibe of the group.
• The rumors are affecting her reputation like a storm in a teacup.

noun Moving can also be a gerund, functioning as a noun in a sentence.

verb Moving is a present participle form of the verb move, which means to change position or location.

adjective Moving can also be used as an adjective to describe something that causes deep emotion or sympathy.

• The company is currently in the process of moving to a new office building.
• We're moving to a bigger place next month.
• I heard they're moving to a swanky new pad downtown.
• She felt like she was moving on to a new chapter in her life.

noun a musical term referring to a discordant or unpleasant sound

adjective describing something that is unpleasant or disagreeable

• The pianist hit a sour note during the concert.
• I think you hit a sour note with your joke, no one laughed.
• She always knows how to hit a sour note with her comments.
• The team's loss was a sour note in an otherwise successful season.

verb to frighten or cause fear in someone; to be afraid or scared

• The crowd was affrayed by the sudden loud noise.
• I was affrayed when I heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.
• She was affrayed when she saw a spider crawling towards her.
• His heart affrayed at the thought of facing his fears.