EFFECT

Definition of EFFECT

  1. (noun)a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  2. (noun)an outward appearance
  3. (noun)an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
  4. (noun)the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  5. (noun)(of a law) having legal validity
  6. (noun)a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
  7. (verb)produce
  8. (verb)act so as to bring into existence