adverse effect
English edit
Noun edit
adverse effect (plural adverse effects)
- (sciences) A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.
- Antonym: desired effect
- Hypernyms: adverse event (loosely synonymous), side effect (loosely synonymous)
Translations edit
side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology
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