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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.
Individuals with blunted or flat affect show different regional brain activity when compared with healthy individuals. Blunted affect is a lack of affect more severe than restricted or constricted affect, but less severe than flat or flattened affect. The difference between flat and blunted affect is in degree.