(~s)
If an action or event has ~s, it causes unpleasant things to happen some time after the original action or event. (FORMAL)
It was an effort which was to have painful ~s...
= consequence
N-COUNT: usu pl
(~s)
If an action or event has ~s, it causes unpleasant things to happen some time after the original action or event. (FORMAL)
It was an effort which was to have painful ~s...
= consequence
N-COUNT: usu pl
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012