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fallout

fal·lout

UK/ˈfɔːlaʊt/ US/ˈfɔlˌaʊt/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

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

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2.

any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

  • “a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal”
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Origin

Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.

Phrases

  • area of militarily significant fallout
  • atmospheric fallout
  • borrower fallout
  • chemical fallout
  • executive fallout
  • fallout contour
  • fallout pattern
  • fallout prediction

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