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effect vs knock-on effect

knock-on effect vs effect

effect and knock-on effect both are nouns.

effect is a verb but knock-on effect is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
knock-on effect Yes No No No
As nouns, knock-on effect is a hyponym of effect; that is, knock-on effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effect:
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • knock-on effect: a secondary or incidental effect
effect (noun) knock-on effect (noun)
an outward appearance a secondary or incidental effect
(of a law) having legal validity
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
effect (verb) knock-on effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between effect and knock-on effect

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