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consequence
[ kon-si-kwens, -kwuhns ]
noun
- the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier:
The accident was the consequence of reckless driving.
Synonyms: sequel, upshot, issue, outcome
Antonyms: cause
- an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome.
- the conclusion reached by a line of reasoning; inference.
- importance or significance:
a matter of no consequence.
- importance in rank or position; distinction:
a man of great consequence in art.
consequence
/ ˈkɒnsɪkwəns /
noun
- a result or effect of some previous occurrence
- an unpleasant result (esp in the phrase take the consequences )
- significance or importance
it's of no consequence
a man of consequence
- logic
- a conclusion reached by reasoning
- the conclusion of an argument
- the relations between the conclusion and the premises of a valid argument
- the relation between an effect and its cause
- in consequenceas a result
Other Words From
- non·conse·quence noun
- super·conse·quence noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of consequence1
Idioms and Phrases
- in consequence of, as a result of; on account of:
A trial was held in consequence of the investigation.
- in consequence, consequently; as a result; hence:
He withdrew from the world, and in consequence was forgotten.
More idioms and phrases containing consequence
see in consequence ; of consequence .Synonym Study
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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