English noun: side effect | |||
1. | side effect (state) a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy | ||
Samples | Severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black tongue, furry tongue, hairy tongue | ||
2. | side effect (phenomenon) any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | ||
Samples | A strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal. | ||
Synonyms | fallout | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||