consequence

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   having important effects or influence

   decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself

2. 2
   noun

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

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   Importance, influence, or significance.

   My opinions are of no consequence whatsoever to my parents.

4. 4
   verb

   To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

6. 6
   noun

   a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

7. 7
   noun

   consecution; chain of causes and effects.

8. 8
   noun

   conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.

Etymology

From Middle English consequence, from Old French consequence, from Latin consequentia. While analysable as con- + sequence, its adjective form has a different origin.