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result vs knock-on effect

knock-on effect vs result

result and knock-on effect both are nouns.

result is a verb but knock-on effect is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
result Yes No Yes No
knock-on effect Yes No No No
As nouns, knock-on effect is a hyponym of result; that is, knock-on effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than result:
  • result: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • knock-on effect: a secondary or incidental effect
result (noun) knock-on effect (noun)
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem a secondary or incidental effect
the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
something that results
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
result (verb) knock-on effect (verb)
come about or follow as a consequence
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
produce as a result or residue
Difference between result and knock-on effect

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