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wallop vs event

event vs wallop

wallop and event both are nouns.

wallop is a verb but event is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wallop Yes No Yes No
event Yes No No No
As nouns, event is a hypernym of wallop; that is, event is a word with a broader meaning than wallop:
  • wallop: a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  • event: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of wallop include consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
wallop (noun) event (noun)
a severe blow something that happens at a given place and time
a forceful consequence; a strong effect a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a special set of circumstances
wallop (verb) event (verb)
defeat soundly and utterly
strike hard
Difference between wallop and event

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