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effect vs side effect

side effect vs effect

effect and side effect both are nouns.

effect is a verb but side effect is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
effect Yes No Yes No
side effect Yes No No No
As nouns, side effect is a hyponym of effect; that is, side effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effect:
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • side effect: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
Other hyponyms of effect include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, spillover.
As nouns, side effect is a hyponym of effect; that is, side effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than effect:
  • effect: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
  • side effect: a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
Other hyponyms of effect include aftereffect, bummer.
effect (noun) side effect (noun)
an outward appearance any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
(of a law) having legal validity a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
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) side effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
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