Meaning

An effect; something that follows a cause as a result..

Definitions by Sense

1. An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
2. consecution; chain of causes and effects.
3. conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
4. (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
5. (transitive) To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.

Example Sentences

The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.

My opinions are of no consequence whatsoever to my parents.

Thus young Pen, the only son of an estated country gentleman, with a good allowance, and a gentlemanlike bearing and person, looked to be a lad of much more consequence than he was really; and was held by the Oxbridge authorities, tradesmen, and undergraduates, as quite a young buck and member of the aristocracy.

Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.

The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.

These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.

Word Forms

• consequences
• consequencing
• consequenced

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Use consequence when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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