после́дица — meaning in English

English meaning

• aftermath noun The period or situation that results from a significant, usually damaging, event.
• consequence noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
• ramification noun A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
• repercussion noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.

Senses

после́дица is used for these senses in English:

• aftereffect Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
• aftermath That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
• consequence An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
• consequence (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
• ramification (figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
• repercussion A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
• sequela (medicine) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.

consequence — full definition

1. noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
2. noun Importance or significance.
3. verb To impose a specific penalty or negative outcome on someone, especially a child, for misbehaviour.

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