adverse consequences
1adverse — UK US /ˈædvɜːs/ adjective [before noun] ► harmful or likely to cause problems: »A chain reaction of adverse events in the financial markets has put lenders under severe pressure. adverse effect/impact/change »Recent bad publicity has had an… …
2adverse — adverse, averse These two words both come from the Latin word vertere ‘to turn’, but averse (= turning away) means ‘opposed to’ and is typically used in negative contexts of people, whereas adverse (= turning towards, hostilely) is used of things …
3adverse — ad|verse [ æd vɜrs ] adjective * negative, unpleasant, or harmful: an adverse reaction from the public adverse consequences have an adverse effect on: The drug has so far had no adverse effect on patients. a. likely to cause problems: adverse… …
4adverse */ — UK [ˈædvɜː(r)s] / US [ædˈvɜrs] adjective a) negative, unpleasant, or harmful an adverse reaction from the public adverse consequences have an adverse effect on: The drug has so far had no adverse effect on patients. b) likely to cause problems… …
5Adverse effect — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T78 ICD 9 995.89 In medicine, an …
6Adverse effect (medicine) — In medicine, an adverse effect is a harmful and undesired effect resulting from a medication or other intervention such as chemotherapy or surgery. An adverse effect may be termed a side effect (when judged to be secondary to a main or… …
7Adverse pressure gradient — An adverse pressure gradient occurs when the static pressure increases in the direction of the flow. This is important for boundary layers, since increasing the fluid pressure is akin to increasing the potential energy of the fluid, leading to a… …
8adverse action — /ˌædvɜ:s ækʃən/ noun a decision which has unfavourable consequences for employees ● The new bonus system was considered adverse action by underachievers in the organisation …
9Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment —   …
10averse — adverse, averse These two words both come from the Latin word vertere ‘to turn’, but averse (= turning away) means ‘opposed to’ and is typically used in negative contexts of people, whereas adverse (= turning towards, hostilely) is used of things …
