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response vs effect

effect vs response

response and effect both are nouns.

response is not a verb while effect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
response Yes No No No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hypernym of response; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than response:
  • response: a result
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of response include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
response (noun) effect (noun)
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent an outward appearance
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals (of a law) having legal validity
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
the manner in which something is greeted a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
a result
response (verb) effect (verb)
produce
act so as to bring into existence
Difference between response and effect

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