Background and Effect

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Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Effect and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effect" instead a noun "Background".

Effect noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Background and effect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Effect".

exact	exact background	exact effect
similar	similar background	similar effect
common	common background	common effect
specific	specific background	specific effect
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, real, little, main, interesting, possible, minor, extra, random, different.

At least one Matt Howarth comic used the effect "REALLY LOUD SOUND BUT YOU CAN'T HEAR IT" repeated over and over in the background of a panel for some kind of reality warping effect.

Source: Unsound Effect
Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: Entering the range of the Lunar Pillars causes a colossal moon to appear in the sky, as well as a special lighting effect and background element corresponding to the pillar (orange and showering meteors for Solar, green and a lightning storm for Vortex, etc.).

Source: Video Game / Terraria
Akuma and Oni even get this effect from their Ultras, which use a modified version of the Raging Demon KO sound effect that adds in creepy children's laughter in the background.

Source: Finishing Move

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