consequence
Meaning of consequence
- a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences
many have been laid off from work as a consequence of government policies
- importance or relevance.
the past is of no consequence
- a game in which a narrative is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed.
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequentia, from consequent- ‘following closely’, from the verb consequi .
Information about consequence
- It is a name.
- The plural form of consequence is: consequences.
- Languages in which consequence is used:
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Hyphenation of consequence
con-se-quence
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- consequence is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
consequence synonyms
Meaning effect:
effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
Meaning aftermath:
Meaning import:
Meaning something that takes place after or as a result of an earlier event:
Meaning something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event:
Meaning an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one:
Meaning prolongation of a sound; resonance:
Meaning a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event:
Meaning a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story:
Meaning the end or finish of an event, process, or text:
Meaning the action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated:
Meaning the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time:
Meaning the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear:
Meaning a direct or natural consequence or result:
Meaning a phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something:
Meaning a thing or person that is the result of an action or process:
Meaning agricultural and other natural products collectively:
Meaning a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury:
Meaning the accomplishment of an aim or purpose:
Meaning the state or fact of being of great significance or value:
Meaning the quality of being worthy of attention; importance:
Meaning importance:
Meaning a particular kind of matter with uniform properties:
Meaning a brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory:
Meaning a small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt:
Meaning the state of being important, famous, or noticeable:
Meaning the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something:
Meaning the ability of someone or something to influence decisions or actions:
Meaning anxiety; worry:
Meaning the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone:
Meaning extreme importance; seriousness:
Meaning the quality or state of being serious:
consequence antonyms
Meaning a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition:
Translation of consequence
- German: Resultat, Ergebnis, Effekt, Konsequenz
- Spanish: resultado, efecto, consecuencia, recompensa
- Italian: effetto, conseguenza
- Portuguese: conseqüência
- French: conséquence, récompense
Words that rhyme with consequence
faence, Bence, decumbence, incumbence, recumbence, resorbence, succumbence, superincumbence, Autofluorescence, Cence, Renascence, acaulescence, accrescence, acescence, acquiescence, adherescence, adjacence, adnascence, adolescence, adularescence, albescence, alkalescence, arborescence, ascence, autofluorescence, autoluminescence, beneficence, bioluminescence, calescence, calorescence, candescence, canescence, cathodofluorescence, cathodoluminescence, chemicoluminescence, chemiluminescence, chemoluminescence, circumcrescence, circumjacence, coadjacence, coalescence, colliquescence, complacence, concaulescence, concrescence, concupiscence, connascence, consenescence, contabescence, convalescence