Meaning of side effect in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

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  1. Noun

    side effect

    Definitions

    1. a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy

    Examples

    • « severe headaches are one of the side effects of the drug »
  2. 2. any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

    Examples

    • « a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal »

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