consequences
Meaning of consequences
- That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
- A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.
- A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
- Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
- Importance with respect to what comes after.
- The power to influence or produce an effect.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.
noun
An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.
Information about consequences
- It is a name.
- The singular form of consequences is: consequence.
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Hyphenation of consequences
con-se-quences
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- consequences is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
consequences synonyms
Meaning :
aftercome, distinction, implication, moment, rank, repercussion, value
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