fallout
Explosion's lingering consequence
Fallout is radioactive particles scattered into the atmosphere by a nuclear explosion, eventually settling back to earth.
By extension, fallout describes any adverse consequences or aftermath of an event: The political fallout from the scandal cost him the election.
The verb phrase fall out means to happen or result, or to quarrel and become estranged: They fell out over money.
Indirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- outcomeFinal result of events
- backlashStrong negative reaction
blowback · impact · effect · result · side-effect · implication · ripple effect · collateral damage
Energy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- ChernobylSoviet nuclear disaster site
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
- NagasakiSecond city bombed atomically
mushroom cloud · meltdown · reactor · plutonium · uranium · cesium · strontium-90 · iodine-131
Crack or estrangement
- alienationState of being isolated
- breachBreaking of agreement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- discordLack of agreement
separation · disconnection · disaffection · animosity · hostility · bad blood · rupture · split
Regaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- survivorsThose still alive after
displacement · relief · trauma · ruins · cleanup · restoration · reconstruction · damage
repercussion
Indirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- aftermathResults following an event
- outcomeFinal result of events
backlash · blowback · impact · effect · result · side-effect · implication · ripple effect · collateral damage · aftereffect
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- ChernobylSoviet nuclear disaster site
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
Nagasaki · mushroom cloud · meltdown · reactor · plutonium · uranium · cesium · strontium-90 · iodine-131 · radioactive
rift
Crack or estrangement
- alienationState of being isolated
- breachBreaking of agreement
- schismFormal organizational fracture
discord · separation · disconnection · disaffection · animosity · hostility · bad blood · rupture · split · cold shoulder
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
survivors · displacement · relief · trauma · ruins · cleanup · restoration · reconstruction · damage · renewal
- ___ out wordsstrikeout, flyout, groundout, popup, lineout
- Nuclearnuclear reactor, atomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium
- nuclear waratomic bomb, nuclear holocaust, nuclear arsenal, hydrogen bomb, ICBM
- Aftereffectsaftermath, aftershock, side effects, ripple effect, ripple effects
- Indirect Effectssecondhand smoke, passive smoking, collateral damage, ripple effect, spillover
- Nuclear DisastersChernobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile Island, meltdown, exclusion zone
falloutpurity
Uncontaminated quality
cleanliness · decontamination · clean air · remediation · purification
falloutreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
rapprochement · making up · reunion · harmony · mending