To all his problems affected indifference.

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affect (PRETEND) http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=1395&ph=on
verb [T]
1 FORMAL to pretend to feel or think something:
To all his problems she affected indifference.

Could you rephrase this highlighed sentence? It will help me to understand (to pretend to feel or think something)

Also, Is the `pretend' mean `disguise' here?

Doll · Accepted Answer

She pretended no to be caring his problems. Ooo.This is even worse.

She behaved as if she hadn't been giving attention to him.

User_gary · Answer

Doll
She pretended no to be caring his problems. Ooo.This is even worse.

She behaved as if she hadn't been giving attention to him.

Thank you Doll.

She made affected complaints.

Does it mean `complaints which are unfounded/untruth'?

Doll · Answer

Hi Gary, in your fisrt sentence just know that affect has the meaning of pretending, to be more open, behaving like A to B(that may be a person), though you are C or you feel C. But B think that you really are C or feel C. (I hope I didn't confuse your mind)

As for your question, neither did I understand the sentence nor I could find a related meaning in the dictionaries. I hope a native speaker will help you.

One more thing, in your original sentence I thing indifference should be changed to indifferently or it must be indifferent followed by to be. Can you check it again for me?

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Feebs11 · Answer

User_garyaffect (PRETEND)
verb [T]
1 FORMAL to pretend, to feel or think something:
To all his problems she affected indifference.

Could you rephrase this highlighed sentence? It will help me to understand (to pretend to feel or think something)

Also, Is the `pretend' mean `disguise' here? "pretend" means make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.

She affected indifference to all his problems > she pretended to be indifferent to all his problems.

Doll · Answer

Thanks Feebs11.

I wasn't used to this expression so I thought it had some mistakes.

But I want to ask something if you don't mind.

Why don't we say ... affected indifferently becuase affected is a verb?

Thanks in advance.

Feebs11 · Answer

DollThanks Feebs11. I wasn't used to this expression so I thought it had some mistakes. But I want to ask something if you don't mind.

Why don't we say ... affected indifferently becuase affected is a verb?

Thanks in advance.

Because she is affecting the appearance of indifference [noun = the state of being indifferent]

Doll · Answer

Thank you, I got it now.

To all his problems affected indifference.

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