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event vs side effect

side effect vs event

event and side effect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
event Yes No No No
side effect Yes No No No
As nouns, side effect is a hyponym of event; that is, side effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than event:
  • event: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • side effect: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
event (noun) side effect (noun)
something that happens at a given place and time any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a special set of circumstances
Difference between event and side effect

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