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phenomenon vs upshot

upshot vs phenomenon

phenomenon and upshot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phenomenon Yes No No No
upshot Yes No No No
As nouns, upshot is a hyponym of phenomenon; that is, upshot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phenomenon:
  • phenomenon: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  • upshot: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
phenomenon (noun) upshot (noun)
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a remarkable development
Difference between phenomenon and upshot

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