SIDE EFFECT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
   Synonym(s)
   • fallout (what does fallout mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal
   Hypernyms(s) side effect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • consequence (what does consequence mean?)
   • effect (what does effect mean?)
   • outcome (what does outcome mean?)
   • result (what does result mean?)
   • event (what does event mean?)
   • issue (what does issue mean?)
   • upshot (what does upshot mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
   Usage Example(s)
   • severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug
   Hypernyms(s) side effect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • effect (what does effect mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hairy tongue (what does hairy tongue mean?)
   • furry tongue (what does furry tongue mean?)
   • black tongue (what does black tongue mean?)