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fallout vs effect

effect vs fallout

fallout and effect both are nouns.

fallout is not a verb while effect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fallout Yes No No No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hypernym of fallout; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than fallout:
  • fallout: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of fallout include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
fallout (noun) effect (noun)
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect an outward appearance
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion (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
fallout (verb) effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between fallout and effect

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