adverse effect

English

Noun

adverse effect (plural adverse effects)

1. (sciences) A side effect with negative (deleterious) consequences rather than positive (beneficial) ones; especially, such an effect in pharmacology.

   Antonym: desired effect

   Hypernyms: adverse event (loosely synonymous), side effect (loosely synonymous)

Usage notes

See adverse event § Usage notes.

Translations

side-effect, especially a negative one in pharmacology — see also side effect

• Finnish: haittavaikutus (fi), sivuvaikutus (fi)
• German: unerwünschte Wirkung f, unerwünschte Arzneimittelwirkung f (only for pharmaca)
• Polish: skutek uboczny m
• Russian: вре́дный побо́чный эффе́кт m (vrédnyj pobóčnyj effékt)
• Vietnamese: tác dụng có hại