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consequence

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/US /ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/
noun

a result of something that has happened, especially an unpleasant result

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But the unintended consequence was that I did not know that people like me could exist in literature.

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