negative effects
Unwanted side outcomes
Negative effects are harmful or undesirable outcomes resulting from an action, substance, or condition.
The phrase appears constantly in discussions of drugs, policies, technologies, and environmental changes: the negative effects of social media on mental health, negative effects of the medication included drowsiness and nausea.
Often interchangeable with side effects, adverse effects, or downsides, though negative effects is the broadest and least technical.
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- damagingCausing loss or injury
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- unintended consequencesUnanticipated outcomes of actions
- drawbacksUnfavorable features or aspects
repercussions · fallout · backlash · toxicity · health risks · adverse · detrimental · collateral damage · downside · aftermath · toll · impact · blowback · cost · risk · warning · symptoms · deterioration
negative effectsbenefits
Gains or helpful effects
advantages · upsides · positive results · blessings · boons
negative effectsimprovements
Changes that upgrade quality
enhancements · ameliorations · betterments · growth · progress
negative, negatively, negativity, negate, negation, negating, negated, effect, effects