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| n. (phenomenon) | 1. consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| ~ phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ offspring, materialisation, materialization | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ aftereffect | any result that follows its cause after an interval. |
| ~ aftermath, wake, backwash | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).; "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" |
| ~ bandwagon effect | the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" |
| ~ brisance | the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion. |
| ~ butterfly effect | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago. |
| ~ by-product, byproduct | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence. |
| ~ change | the result of alteration or modification.; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" |
| ~ coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party.; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" |
| ~ coriolis effect | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. |
| ~ dent | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).; "it made a dent in my bank account" |
| ~ domino effect | the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall). |
| ~ harvest | the consequence of an effort or activity.; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" |
| ~ wallop, impact | a forceful consequence; a strong effect.; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| ~ knock-on effect | a secondary or incidental effect. |
| ~ offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset | a natural consequence of development. |
| ~ product | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" |
| ~ placebo effect | any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs. |
| ~ position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome. |
| ~ repercussion, reverberation | a remote or indirect consequence of some action.; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" |
| ~ response | a result.; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" |
| ~ fallout, side effect | any adverse and unwanted secondary effect.; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" |
| ~ spillover | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. effect, impression | an outward appearance.; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ figure | the impression produced by a person.; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure" |
| ~ image | the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public.; "although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"; "the company tried to project an altruistic image" |
| ~ mark | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember.; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" |
| ~ tout ensemble | a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. effect | an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived).; "he just did it for effect" |
| ~ impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| ~ sound effect | an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play. |
| ~ special effect | an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film). |
| n. (communication) | 4. burden, core, effect, essence, gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. effect, force | (of a law) having legal validity.; "the law is still in effect" |
| ~ validness, validity | the quality of having legal force or effectiveness. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (state) | 6. effect | a symptom caused by an illness or a drug.; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" |
| ~ symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease. |
| ~ aftereffect | a delayed effect of a drug or therapy.; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects" |
| ~ bummer | a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. |
| ~ side effect | a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy.; "severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug" |
| v. (creation) | 7. effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ accomplish, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, action, execute | put in effect.; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" |
| ~ draw, get | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.; "He drew a base on balls" |
| ~ precipitate | bring about abruptly.; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" |
| ~ induce, hasten, stimulate, rush | cause to occur rapidly.; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ serve | contribute or conduce to.; "The scandal served to increase his popularity" |
| v. (social) | 8. effect | act so as to bring into existence.; "effect a change" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ bring to bear | bring into operation or effect.; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N." |
| ~ carry | extend to a certain degree.; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme" |
| ~ backdate | make effective from an earlier date.; "The increase in tax was backdated to January" |
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