Meaning

3 senses
  1. An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.

    Nebenwirkung, Nebeneffekt

    побо́чный эффе́ктpobóčnyj effékt, побо́чное де́йствиеpobóčnoje déjstvije

    побі́чний ефе́ктpobíčnyj efékt, побі́чна ді́яpobíčna díja

  2. An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.

    An unintended consequence of a drug or therapy; usually an adverse effect, and not a beneficial one.

    Nebenwirkung

    побо́чный эффе́ктpobóčnyj effékt

    побі́чний ефе́ктpobíčnyj efékt, побі́чна ді́яpobíčna díja

    a secondary and usually adverse effect of a drug or therapy

  3. A change a in state outside of the local environment of the function being called.

    The Eiffel programming language is somewhat purist in insisting that functions have no side effects.

    Nebeneffekt, Seiteneffekt

    побо́чный эффе́ктpobóčnyj effékt

Examples

91 sentences
  1. This medicine doesn't have side effects.

    Ці ліки не мають побічних ефектів.

    ruУ этого лекарства нет побочных эффектов.

    deDiese Medizin hat keine Nebenwirkungen.

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  2. This medicine has no side effects.

    Ці ліки не мають побічних ефектів.

    ruУ этого лекарства нет побочных эффектов.

    deDiese Medizin hat keine Nebenwirkungen.

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  3. This medicine has no harmful side effects.

    Ці ліки не мають шкідливих побічних ефектів.

    ruУ этого лекарства нет вредных побочных действий.

    deDieses Medikament hat keine schädlichen Nebenwirkungen.

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  4. What are the possible side effects?

    ruКакие есть возможные побочные эффекты?

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  5. Have you noticed any side effects?

    ruВы заметили какие-нибудь побочные эффекты?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
unintended consequence of any action:
Русский
By meaning 1
unintended consequence of any action:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unintended consequence of any action:
computing: a state change caused by a function call:

Forms

plural: side effects

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any adverse and unwanted secondary effect:fallout

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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