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wallop vs effect

effect vs wallop

wallop and effect both are nouns.

wallop and effect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wallop Yes No Yes No
effect Yes No Yes No
As nouns, effect is a hypernym of wallop; that is, effect is a word with a broader meaning than wallop:
  • wallop: a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  • effect: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of wallop include consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
wallop (noun) effect (noun)
a severe blow an outward appearance
a forceful consequence; a strong effect (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
wallop (verb) effect (verb)
defeat soundly and utterly produce
strike hard act so as to bring into existence
Difference between wallop and effect

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