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consequences

  • noun
  • /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwɛn.sɪz/

An old-fashioned parlour game describing the meeting of a lady and gentleman and the ensuing events, each player in turn writing a part of the story, not knowing what the others have written.

Example sentences

  • “Free speech is not freedom from social consequences.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “You have to face the consequences of your actions.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “consequences” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.