ill effect

English

Noun

ill effect (plural ill effects)

(Often plural) A detrimental or harmful effect.
- 1961 July, “News in Brief”, in Trains Illustrated, page 392:
  All B.R. pallet vans have been withdrawn for modification; it has been found that the springing has suffered serious ill-effects from the activities of heavy fork-lift trucks inside the vehicles....

Alternative forms

ill-effect

References

“ill effect” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“ill effects” in the Collins English Dictionary

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