Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flat affect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: flat af-fect
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of emotion, or of apparent emotion.

Example Sentences

"After the crash he presented a flat affect, a symptom of PTSD."

Inflected Forms

flat affects (plural)

Phrases

labile affect

Frequently Paired Words

anhedonia labile affect

Questions

What does flat affect mean?: Lack of emotion, or of apparent emotion.

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