Effectivate

Effectively activate something

"Wow man! You really effectivated your room! It looks great in this crib!"

by The2ndPeriodWordCreator January 29, 2012

eklective

the conscious choice of being eclectic

Housewife: I just dont know. I am renovating my kitchen and want to go with a grey tile but just wonder if I should be a bit more eklective than that....

by muffmirkin October 26, 2018

affective shift hypothesis

Haselton, M. G. & Buss, D. M. (2001). Emotional reactions following first-time sexual intercourse: The affective shift hypothesis. Personal Relationships, 8, 357-369.
Abstract: This article develops the Affective Shift Hypothesis, which suggests that women experience positive affective shifts following first-time intercourse as a means to facilitate a longer-term, more committed relationship. The hypothesis predicts a negative affective shift in men who pursue a short-term mating strategy; this shift is hypothesized to function to curtail commitment by motivating the man to terminate the relationship.

177 Ss in Study 1 documented sex differences predicted by the affective shift hypothesis. 203 Ss in Study 2, using a somewhat different methodology involving reports of presex and postsex feelings, found that men with high numbers of sex partners, but not men with low numbers of partners, experienced a decrease in their partner's physical and sexual attractiveness following first-time sexual intercourse. In contrast, women, more than men, experienced increases in feelings of love and commitment following first-time sex.

by Jake January 16, 2004

Bipolar affective disorder

A serious mental illness marked by violent and wild oscillations between extreme euphoria or irritability (mania) and deep depression. Although it is technically classified as a mood disorder, it is one of the few psychiatric conditions in which psychosis occurs; it is usually associated with severe manic states but profound depression may also cause delusions and hallucinations to emerge. The psychotic features are usually mood-congruent, e.g., believing oneself to be Jesus Christ and Lucifer for mania and depression respectively. It's an illness of extreme opposites in mood, thinking and energy levels and a severe mental disorder that, at least in its classic form, goes infinitely beyond what mentally healthy people experience and most certainly not to be trivialised. It is also worth noting that the mood swings associated with this disease are sustained and typically last weeks or months, years in the most extreme cases. Ultra-ultra rapid cycling (extreme mood shifts in a day) is exceedingly rare.

Bipolar affective disorder is a severe mental illness that in its most acute form is potentially worse than schizophrenia.

by Doc_B May 4, 2015

effectivity

In manufacturing, which instances of a complicated product get a particular version of a part. Effectivity was coined at Boeing, in their old factory-control software, to identify a specific airplanes on the assembly line.

The redesigned part goes on this effectivity and all following ones.

by Tsamnami March 12, 2019

Elective stupidity

The choice one makes that is obviously illogical, plainly unintelligent, potentially dangerous, destructive to self and others and yet the choice is made and the consequences unforgiving

His broken, dead body was proof that his poor choice was an example of elective stupidity.

by Ofashea January 16, 2022

Meeting Affective Disorder

A form of boredom that occurs in relation to mandatory meetings, most commonly those centered around a presentation.
Symptoms include difficulty in staying awake, and delirious hallucinations more commonly referred to as daydreams.

Guy 1: I think you have Meeting Affective Disorder, you should see a doctor
Guy 2: Why do you think I have that?
Guy 1: The pool of drool on the table from you dozing off.

by me2248 August 15, 2010