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fallout

/'fɔl,aʊt/

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noun
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
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"a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"

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side effect

type of:
upshot consequence effect event issue outcome result
noun
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
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radioactive dust

type of:
dust

Examples of fallout

"a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"