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Word entry · 7 letters

fallout

Best crossword clue

"Unwanted consequence"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɔːlaʊt/Part of speech nounSorted afllotuStarts with FEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An unwanted consequence or aftereffect.

Word origin

Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.

Used in a sentence

  • It was 5 February 2010 and Safdar had already dealt with the fallout of one explosion that day: an hour before, a motorbike laden with explosives had slammed into a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession.
  • Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism

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