Result and Side effect

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

Usage example: the frequent computer crashes are an unexpected result of the new security software we installed

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Side effect and result are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Side effect" instead a noun "Result".

Nearby Words: resultant, resulting, resulted

Side effect noun - Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect.

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Result and side effect are semantically related. You can use "Result" instead a noun phrase "Side effect".

Sometimes this is a result of power that makes the character invisible but more often it seems to be a natural side effect of invisibility itself.

Source: Invisible Jerkass
One would think that upon learning of this a normal person would want to see if a name was always the result or if it was just a random side effect of a constantly operating loom.

Source: Apathy Killed the Cat
As a result of magic being gone in Season 9, the blood has a nasty side effect of causing unstoppable cell regeneration.

Source: Body Horror / Live-Action TV

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