noun
Meaning 1
The final result, or outcome of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈʌpʃɑt/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʌpʃɒt/
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 P SH AA2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A concise summary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A positive aspect or consequence, often either unexpected or in contrast to other negative aspects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- One of the major upshots of prefab building is its decreased environmental impact.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise
- his decision had depressing consequences for business
- he acted very wise after the event
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: phenomenon
Narrower terms: offspring, materialization, materialisation, aftereffect, aftermath, wake, backwash, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset, product, placebo effect, position effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, side effect, fallout, spillover
History
Etymology
Presumed from up- + shot, referring to the last shot in a match of archery.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: развръзка (razvrǎzka) — final result, or outcome of something
- Bulgarian: краен резултат (kraen rezultat) — final result, or outcome of something
- Dutch: eindresultaat — final result, or outcome of something
- Georgian: შედეგი (šedegi) — final result, or outcome of something
- Georgian: საბოლოო შედეგი (saboloo šedegi) — final result, or outcome of something
- German: Ergebnis — final result, or outcome of something
- German: Endergebnis — final result, or outcome of something
- German: Schlussergebnis — final result, or outcome of something
- German: Schlussresultat — final result, or outcome of something
- German: Endresultat — final result, or outcome of something
- Māori: putanga — final result, or outcome of something
- Māori: whakataunga — final result, or outcome of something
- Māori: hua — final result, or outcome of something
- Māori: tukunga iho — final result, or outcome of something
- Polish: rezultat — final result, or outcome of something
- Polish: wynik — final result, or outcome of something
- Polish: skutek — final result, or outcome of something
- Polish: koniec — final result, or outcome of something
- Russian: вывод (vyvod) — final result, or outcome of something
- Bulgarian: резюме (rezjume) — concise summary
- Dutch: essentie — concise summary
- Dutch: korte samenvatting — concise summary
- French: essentiel — concise summary
- Galician: esencial — concise summary
- Galician: básico — concise summary
- German: Fazit — concise summary
- German: Resümee — concise summary
- German: Zusammenfassung — concise summary
- Polish: podsumowanie — concise summary
- Russian: заключение (zaključenije) — concise summary