adverse effect

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word adverse effect. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word adverse effect, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say adverse effect in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word adverse effect you have here. The definition of the word adverse effect will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofadverse effect, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Noun

adverse effect (plural adverse effects)

  1. (sciences) A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.
    Antonym: desired effect
    Hypernyms: adverse event (loosely synonymous), side effect (loosely synonymous)

Usage notes

See adverse event § Usage notes.

Translations

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia