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consequence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French consequence , from Latin consequentia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?ns?kw?ns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?ns?kw?ns/, /?k?ns?kw?ns/
Noun
consequence (plural consequences)
- That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
- A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
- A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
- Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
- Importance with respect to what comes after.
- The power to influence or produce an effect.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, value, or influence.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "consequence": social, legal, environmental, political, economic, personal, cultural, moral, unintended, undesirable, likely, probable, necessary, logical, natural, important, significant, bad, disastrous, devastating, fatal, catastrophic, harmful.
Synonyms
- aftercome
- distinction
- implication
- moment
- rank
- repercussion
- value
Related terms
Translations
See also
- causality
- effect
- impact
Verb
consequence (third-person singular simple present consequences, present participle consequencing, simple past and past participle consequenced)
- (transitive) To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
- 1998, Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
- The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
- 1998, Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
References
Further reading
- consequence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- consequence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- consequence at OneLook Dictionary Search
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innuendo
English
Alternative forms
- (archaic) inuendo
Etymology
From the Latin innuend? (“by nodding”), ablative singular form of innuendum (“a nodding”), gerund of innu? (“I give a nod”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nju??nd??/
- Rhymes: -?nd??
Noun
innuendo (plural innuendoes or innuendos or innuendis)
- A derogatory hint or reference to a person or thing. An implication, intimation or insinuation.
- She made a devious innuendo about her husband, who was embarrassed.
- (logic) A rhetorical device with an omitted, but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- (law) Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
Derived terms
- innuendous
Translations
Verb
innuendo (third-person singular simple present innuendos, present participle innuendoing, simple past and past participle innuendoed)
- (transitive, law) To interpret (something libellous or slanderous) in terms of what was implied.
- 1894, Frank Towers Cooper, A Handbook of the Law of Defamation and Verbal Injury (page 119)
- A statement that a person's presence at a certain club may be "irksome," may be innuendoed that the person is of such bad character as not to be a fit associate with honourable men.
- 1894, Frank Towers Cooper, A Handbook of the Law of Defamation and Verbal Injury (page 119)
Further reading
- Innuendo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Innuendo in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- dunnione
Latin
Verb
innuend?
- dative gerund of innu?
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