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side effects

NOUN

adverse or unwanted secondary effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aftereffect reaction

WEAK

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Example Sentences

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Like any medication, there can be side effects, including nausea, diarrhoea, constipation and vomiting.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The promise is that the drugs could provide a new option for patients whose disease progresses after treatment with older drugs targeting the same mutations, and with more tolerable side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Tamoxifen can substantially reduce breast cancer incidence in high-risk patients, but many eligible women do not take the drug because of concerns about side effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Pfizer is hopeful that the experimental drug can lessen the side effects like nausea and diarrhea that occur with GLP-1s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

There are practical side effects to all this costly effort.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson