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consequence
noun
something
that
happens
as
the
result
or
effect
of
an
action
or
event
•
Skipping
breakfast
can
have
a
negative
consequence
on
your
concentration
.
Skipping
breakfast
can
have
a
negative
consequence
on
your
concentration
.
•
Every
action
has
a
consequence
,
whether
good
or
bad
.
Every
action
has
a
consequence
,
whether
good
or
bad
.
From
Latin
consequentia
“
that
which
follows
,”
from
consequī
“
to
follow
.”
noun
a
penalty
or
unpleasant
result
that
follows
wrongdoing
or
a
mistake
•
If
you
disobey
the
rules
,
there
will
be
a
consequence
.
If
you
disobey
the
rules
,
there
will
be
a
consequence
.
•
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
lead
to
serious
consequences
.
Parking
in
a
fire
lane
can
lead
to
serious
consequences
.
Developed
from
the
general
“
result
”
sense
,
but
in
late
19th-century
disciplinary
language
it
narrowed
to
negative
outcomes
.
noun
the
importance
or
significance
that
something
or
someone
has
•
The
treaty
was
of
great
consequence
for
peace
in
the
region
.
The
treaty
was
of
great
consequence
for
peace
in
the
region
.
•
She
is
a
historian
of
some
consequence
in
academic
circles
.
She
is
a
historian
of
some
consequence
in
academic
circles
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
,
but
the
meaning
of
“
following
”
shifted
in
the
17th
century
to
figurative
importance
.