после́дствие — meaning in English
posledstvie
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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.
Senses
после́дствие 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.
- ramification (figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
consequence — full definition
- noun A result or effect that follows from an action or cause.
- noun Importance or significance.
- verb To impose a specific penalty or negative outcome on someone, especially a child, for misbehaviour.