negative outcomes
Unwanted end states
Negative outcomes are results that are harmful, undesirable, or worse than expected.
The phrase appears frequently in formal contexts—medicine, policy, research—where it serves as a neutral umbrella for bad things that might happen: The study examined negative outcomes associated with early discharge.
In everyday speech, people usually just say bad results or things going wrong.
- failureLack of success
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- worst case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- setbackReverse in progress
- consequencesResults of actions taken
adverse effects · repercussions · collateral damage · unintended consequences · domino effect · downfall · rock bottom · ruin · loss · damage · harm · fallout · backlash · tragedy · misfortune · catastrophe · train wreck · defeat
negative outcomespositive results
happy endings · silver linings · blessings · benefits · gains
negative outcomessuccess stories
Accounts of achievement
successes · triumphs · victories · achievements · accomplishments
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