flat affect

noun

Lack of emotion, or of apparent emotion.

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

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Meanings

nounflat affect (plural flat affects)

plural flat affects

  1. medicineLack of emotion, or of apparent emotion.

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 情感平淡
  • 情感平淡 (qínggǎn píngdàn)lack of emotion
Finnish tunteettomuus
  • tunteettomuuslack of emotion
Polish spłycenie afektu
  • spłycenie afektulack of emotion
Cite this entry
APA

flat affect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20affect

MLA

“flat affect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20affect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flat affect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20affect.

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