fallout

CEFRB2

/ˈfɔːlaʊt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Harmful radioactive dust produced after a nuclear explosion.

  2. 02

    noun

    The unpleasant results of an event or action.

Examples

  • He made a farcical attempt to save face during the fallout of his sex scandal.

  • Tom is going to build a fallout shelter.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.

  2. The particles themselves.

  3. The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.

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In context

  • This way to the fallout shelter.

  • Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism

  • On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an ex...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.