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aftereffect vs upshot

upshot vs aftereffect

aftereffect and upshot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aftereffect Yes No No No
upshot Yes No No No
As nouns, upshot is a hypernym of aftereffect; that is, upshot is a word with a broader meaning than aftereffect:
  • aftereffect: any result that follows its cause after an interval
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of aftereffect include consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result.
aftereffect (noun) upshot (noun)
any result that follows its cause after an interval a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
Difference between aftereffect and upshot

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