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flat afÂ·fect. 1  absence of or diminution in the amount of emotional tone or outward emotional reaction typically shown by oneself or others under similar circumstances; a milder form is termed blunted affect.
Local time: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:29 pm. Re: Blunted affect. Blunt Affect: An affect with a marked reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression. Flat Affect: the absence or near absence of emotional response to a situation that normally elicits emotion. It is observed in schizophrenia and some depressive disorders.