affair
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4.4
- noun
- /əˈfɛr/
- NSFW
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aventura amorosa
- The whole world now knows that Charles has been having an affair.
- a love affair
- an extramarital affair
I'm engaged and having an affair with my married boss.
- I'm engaged and having an affair with my married boss.
- But the partner who is not having the affair, right, they typically know.
- Would AI be happy for them having an affair just not say anything?
- And then she's like, well, she's not a product of an affair, which, yes, true.
- And then he has an affair because he wants connection.
- I was having an affair with a teacher.
- Him filing for a divorce after being caught having an affair with their teenage nanny?
- That you had an affair with her husband and he got killed.
- Now, Trump denies the affair and any knowledge of that payment.
- He's a professor and he's having an affair with, I believe, Karen Allen.
- And they immediately began A torrid affair that lasted for four months.
- And you know, they they actually began an affair together.
- I I had an affair with my wife's then best friend.
Examples
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Her affair with the good doctor.
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She accused my father of having an affair with somebody, and he denied it.
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And then he has an affair because he wants connection.
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I was having an affair with a teacher.
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So what happens if the affair is with your ex?
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Dad got caught having an affair, which is arguably worse.
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For five years, they had an affair that did not interfere with their public lives.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'm engaged and having an affair with my married boss.
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And she said, I've been having an affair with a man from work.
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My husband has been having an affair with a good friend of mine.
Synonyms
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5.9
Sex between a married person and someone who is not their husband or wife
79
6.9
A sexual or romantic relationship with someone who is not your partner
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3.4
Sex between people, for example in a romantic or casual relationship
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8.6
A romantic relationship that people keep secret
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3.6
A secret romantic or sexual relationship between two people
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7.5
A secret sexual relationship often with someone outside marriage
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6.7
A secret sexual relationship between two people
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7.3
A secret sexual relationship between two people, often when one is married
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9.3
A secret romantic relationship, often with someone who is married
A secret romantic or sexual relationship between two people
Antonyms
Compounds
A situation that has big risks and serious results for the people involved, like a trial or business deal
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Affair comes from an old French word based on faire meaning 'to do'. A helpful way to remember the sexual meaning is to think of an 'affair' as a private 'matter' or secret thing 'done' between two people, which is why it now often means a hidden romantic relationship.