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effect

/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

Meanings
noun
The result or outcome of a cause.

Examples :

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."
outcome essential

Related Words

Illustration frightened

frightened verb

/ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration engineering

engineering verb

/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.ɹɪŋ/

To design, construct or manage something as an engineer.

"The students are engineering a new system for managing their study group projects. "

Illustration manifestation

manifestation noun

/ˌmænɪfəˈsteɪʃən/

The act or process of becoming manifest.

"The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago."

Illustration stakeholders

stakeholders noun

/ˈsteɪkˌhoʊldərz/ /ˈsteɪkˌhɔːldərz/

A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet.

"The stakeholders held the money from the poker game, ready to give it all to the player with the best hand. "

Illustration impression

impression noun

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Illustration devastated

devastated verb

/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

"The wildfire devastated the forest, leaving behind only charred trees and ash. "

Illustration realization

realization noun

/ˌɹiə-/ /-laɪˈzeɪʃən/

The act of realizing.

"My realization that I needed to study harder came after I received a disappointing grade on my history test. "

Illustration improvement

improvement noun

/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/

The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering

"The improvement in her math scores was noticeable after she started attending extra tutoring sessions. "

Illustration consequence

consequence noun

/ˈkɒnsɪkwɛns/ /ˈkɑnsɪkwəns/

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

"If you miss your curfew, a consequence is having to stay inside and do chores. "

Illustration noticeable

noticeable adjective

/ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

Capable of being seen or noticed.

"The difference in her haircut was noticeable immediately. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"