affair

/əˈfɛr/
noun
  1. An event, situation, or matter of a particular kind.
    • She didn't want to discuss the affair any further.
    • The wedding was a grand affair with hundreds of guests.
    • The whole affair was handled very professionally by the team.
  2. A romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other, especially one that is kept secret.
    • He ended the affair to try to save his marriage.
    • The novel tells the story of a secret affair between a diplomat and a journalist.
    • Their affair lasted for several years before it was discovered.
  3. A person's private or personal concern or business.
    • What I do in my free time is my own affair.
    • She considered her finances a private affair.
    • Please don't interfere; it's my affair, not yours.
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