ripple effect
nounEtymology
An analogy to the spreading ripples on a body of water after an object has struck the surface.
Definitions
The circumstance in which one event instigates an expansive set of other events.
- Defaults in America's mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents.
- Whatever had happened to her, her behaviour had ripple effects that were still causing upset and grief nearly five years later.
- Global banks are bracing for the ripple effects of harsh new financial and economic sanctions against Russia intended to hobble its economy and restrict its access to foreign capital.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ripple effect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA