Influence vs. Impact

By Jaxson

  • Influence (noun)

    The fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.

    “I have absolutely no influence over him.”

  • Influence (noun)

    An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.

    “I’m not able to exercise influence over him.”

  • Influence (noun)

    A person or thing exerting such power or action.

    “He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.”

  • Influence (noun)

    An tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one’s birth.

  • Influence (noun)

    The action of flowing in; influx.

  • Influence (noun)

    Electrostatic induction.

  • Influence (verb)

    To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

    “The politician wants to influence the public.”

    “I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life.”

  • Influence (verb)

    To exert, make use of one’s influence.

  • Influence (verb)

    To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.

  • Impact (noun)

    The striking of one body against another; collision.

  • Impact (noun)

    The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

    “The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”

  • Impact (noun)

    A forced impinging.

    “His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”

  • Impact (noun)

    A significant or strong influence; an effect.

    “His friend’s opinion had an impact on his decision.”

    “Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building’s mechanical performance.”

  • Impact (verb)

    To collide or strike, the act of impinging.

    “When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”

  • Impact (verb)

    To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.

    “The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”

  • Impact (verb)

    To impact on.

    “I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”

  • Impact (verb)

    To stamp or impress onto something.

    “Ideas impacted on the mind.”

Wiktionary
  • Impact (noun)

    the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another

    “there was the sound of a third impact”

    “bullets which expand and cause devastating injury on impact”

  • Impact (noun)

    a marked effect or influence

    “our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment”

  • Impact (verb)

    come into forcible contact with another object

    “the shell impacted twenty yards away”

  • Impact (verb)

    come into forcible contact with

    “an asteroid impacted the earth some 60 million years ago”

  • Impact (verb)

    press (something) firmly

    “the animals’ feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows’ hooves do”

  • Impact (verb)

    have a strong effect on someone or something

    “the move is not expected to impact the company’s employees”

    “high interest rates have impacted on retail spending”

Oxford Dictionary

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