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fallout

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fallout

1
 n
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
2
 n
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fallout
1

n the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

Synonyms:
radioactive dust
Type of:
dust
fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
2

n any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

“a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal”
Synonyms:
side effect
Type of:
consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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