fallout
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈfɔːlˌaʊt/
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repercusiones
- The fallout from the new policy will affect many small businesses in the area.
- political fallout
- economic fallout
- social fallout
And we are seeing the fallout from how destructive that is.
- And we are seeing the fallout from how destructive that is.
- You decide it isn't worth the fallout, so you keep your mouth shut.
- And it's just one more example of the long term fallout of narcissistic relationships.
- There was and should have been political fallout for that pardon.
- But I think there's another reason for this fallout, which is about timing.
- And this is one of the reasons that we've had a huge just fallout with fake news.
- By far the most common is the most common fallout of their collapse is rage.
- One CNN staffer likening the fallout to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
- But that's when our fallout begun with me on this other firm.
Examples
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Let's just deal with the fallout.
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There was and should have been political fallout for that pardon.
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Any fallout from the other night?
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Washington could also reduce the political fallout of military action by building global support for it in advance.
Academic text (2012) -
And we are seeing the fallout from how destructive that is.
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The fallout from this disclosure could be devastating for Western interests.
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And it's just one more example of the long term fallout of narcissistic relationships.
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And I've continued to have to deal with the fallout.
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We have yet to fully grasp the political fallout of the Chiapas rebellion.
Academic text (1994) -
There's a bank full of money at stake here, not to mention the political fallout if this project isn't completed on schedule.
Synonyms
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4.1
A result of an action or event
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3.3
An unwanted health change caused by a medicine or treatment
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8.1
A result of an action that makes a situation more complicated
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6.7
An indirect effect of an action that often appears later and is not expected
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
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5.3
A room underground that protects people from radioactive dust after a nuclear blast
How Serious
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7.0
- Literature
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4.8
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6.7
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6.7
874
4.1
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fallout comes from the image of harmful pieces that fall 'to drop' and go out 'away' after a nuclear blast. So it now means the bad or unwanted results of an event.