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ill effect

ill effect noun: a detrimental or harmful effect.

Noun

ill effect (plural ill effects)

  1. (often, plural) A detrimental or harmful effect.
    • All B.R. pallet vans have been withdrawn for modification; it has been found that the springing has suffered serious ill-effects from the activities of heavy fork-lift trucks inside the vehicles....1961 July, “News in Brief”, in Trains Illustrated, page 392

Forms of ill effect

pluralill effects
alternative formill-effect

Questions about ill effect

What does ill effect mean?
Ill effect means a detrimental or harmful effect.
What part of speech is ill effect?
Ill effect is a noun.
What is the plural of ill effect?
The plural of ill effect is ill effects.

Words near ill effect in the dictionary

  1. ill
  2. ill at ease
  3. ill behaved
  4. ill blood
  5. ill doers are ill deemers
  6. ill effect
  7. ill effects
  8. ill fame
  9. ill feeling
  10. ill feelings
  11. ill health

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