consequence
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
noun
B1
a result or effect of an action, especially a bad one
If you break the rules, you must face the consequence.
R
importance or significance
The mistake was of little consequence and quickly forgotten.
R
a game where players take turns writing parts of a story without seeing previous parts, ending with 'And the consequence was...'
In the game of consequence, we never know what funny ending we'll create.
translation
a result or effect of an action, especially a bad one; importance or significance; a game where players take turns writing parts of a story without seeing previous parts, ending with 'And the consequence was...'
Word Forms
Plural
consequences