ramification
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌræməfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
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consecuencia
- In the end, are we willing to accept the ramifications of the choices we make?
- political ramifications
- legal ramifications
- explore the ramifications
There are various tax ramifications for all those decisions.
- There are various tax ramifications for all those decisions.
- and it's got really major ramifications for the world at large. So
- These patterns can have really major ramifications in our lives as well.
- I am willing to deal with the ramifications of me being my full self.
- And this has major ramifications for parenting and child development.
- How do we then make sure that people understand the ramifications and consequences?
- So I mean, this has some pretty big ramifications.
- I mean, do you understand the ramifications if blockchain ever actually hit full scale?
- When one undertakes them, they have ramifications and we can't pretend that those ramifications don't exist.
- It's not about big ticket stuff that has real financial ramifications.
- How you know that's that's got ramification, hasn't it?
- And there's, you know, there's, there's, you know, ramifications for those breaches.
- It's got really scary ramifications goes wrong.
- He had many lasting effects of the ramifications of his child abuse.
- The problem is, you're crippled to do it because you fear the ramifications emotionally.
- And that had cataclysmic, ridiculous ramifications physiologically.
Examples
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There are various tax ramifications for all those decisions.
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Suspension and debarment are serious matters that can have devastating ramifications for federal funding recipients.
Academic text (2017) -
And this crisis is very interesting to me because it's had so many ramifications throughout the financial world.
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These patterns can have really major ramifications in our lives as well.
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How do we then make sure that people understand the ramifications and consequences?
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And this has major ramifications for parenting and child development.
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There are some fascinating ramifications for the future.
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Therefore, a childhood spent on the sidelines can potentially have negative ramifications for a healthy life.
Academic text (2008) -
George is seeking my counsel because the ramifications of Paul Singletary's murder are substantial.
Fiction book (1990) -
The new policy could lead to unexpected ramifications that we need to consider carefully.
Synonyms
102
6.7
Bad effects that happen after an event and cause problems
99
4.1
Something that makes a plan or situation harder to deal with
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6.9
A result of a decision or action that affects other things
Antonyms
Compounds
How Complicated
- Formal
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8.1
99
4.1
79
6.7
874
4.1
770
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ramification comes from the Latin ramus ('branch'), and a helpful way to remember the modern meaning is to picture a decision growing 'branches' of new problems, which is why a ramification is a consequence that makes a situation more complex.