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FALLOUT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
Example:
a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal
Synonyms:
fallout; side effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("fallout" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
Synonyms:
fallout; radioactive dust
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fallout" is a kind of...):
dust (fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air)
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