Upshot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpʃɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpʃɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpʃɒt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpʃɑːt/.

Examples

the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
his decision had depressing consequences for business
he acted very wise after the event

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

issue effect event result consequence outcome

Parts of Speech

noun	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”

Word Forms

consequent	adjective	following or accompanying as a consequence
effect	verb	act so as to bring into existence
effectuate	verb	produce
result	verb	have as a result or residue
eventuate	verb	come out in the end

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ergebnis

ein Phänomen, das einem früheren Phänomen folgt und durch dieses verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

résultat

un phénomène qui suit et est causé par un phénomène antérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

resultado

Fenómeno que sigue y es causado por algún fenómeno anterior.

🇮🇹Italian

risultato

un fenomeno che segue ed è causato da qualche fenomeno precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

resultaat

een fenomeen dat volgt op en wordt veroorzaakt door een eerder fenomeen

🇵🇹Portuguese

resultado

um fenômeno que se segue e é causado por algum fenômeno anterior

🇷🇺Russian

результат

явление, которое следует за каким-либо предыдущим явлением и вызвано им

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिणाम

एक घटना जो किसी पिछली घटना के बाद आती है और उसके कारण होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

আপশট

একটি ঘটনা যা অনুসরণ করে এবং কিছু পূর্ববর্তী ঘটনা দ্বারা সৃষ্ট হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விளைவு

ஒரு நிகழ்வு பின்தொடரும் மற்றும் சில முந்தைய நிகழ்வுகளால் ஏற்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫలితం

ఒక దృగ్విషయం అనుసరించే మరియు కొన్ని మునుపటి దృగ్విషయం వలన ఏర్పడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

परिणाम

एक इंद्रियगोचर जी नंतर येते आणि काही मागील घटनेमुळे होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિણામ

એક ઘટના જે અનુસરે છે અને કેટલીક અગાઉની ઘટનાને કારણે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ

ಒಂದು ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನವು ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕೆಲವು ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫലം

തുടർന്നുള്ള ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം, മുമ്പത്തെ ചില പ്രതിഭാസങ്ങൾ മൂലമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਤੀਜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਰਤਾਰਾ ਜੋ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਪਿਛਲੀ ਘਟਨਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نتیجہ

ایک ایسا رجحان جو اس کے بعد آتا ہے اور کچھ پچھلے رجحان کی وجہ سے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结果

跟随某种先前现象并由某种先前现象引起的现象

🇯🇵Japanese

結論

何らかの以前の現象によって引き起こされる、その後の現象

🇰🇷Korean

결과

어떤 이전 현상에 의해 발생하고 뒤따르는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết quả cuối cùng

một hiện tượng xảy ra sau đó và được gây ra bởi một hiện tượng nào đó trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

ผลพวง

ปรากฏการณ์ที่ตามมาและเกิดจากปรากฏการณ์บางอย่างก่อนหน้านี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasil

suatu fenomena yang mengikuti dan disebabkan oleh beberapa fenomena sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kinalabasan

isang kababalaghan na sumusunod at sanhi ng ilang nakaraang kababalaghan

🇲🇾Malay

hasil

fenomena yang mengikuti dan disebabkan oleh beberapa fenomena sebelumnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النتيجة

ظاهرة تالية وتسببها بعض الظواهر السابقة

🇮🇷Persian

نتیجه

پدیده‌ای که به دنبال آن پدید می‌آید و ناشی از برخی پدیده‌های قبلی است

🇹🇷Turkish

sonuç

Daha önceki bir olguyu takip eden ve onun neden olduğu bir olgu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹצָאָה

תופעה שבאה בעקבותיה ונגרמת על ידי תופעה קודמת כלשהי

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