How do you “upshot” denote anything positive, negative, or neutral?
I am Canadian and have experience with the uses of “upshot” to denote results. I’m a non-native English speaker. Has anyone come across a few cases recently where negative or neutral outcomes was enumerated after the use of “upshot”? After the war, everyone got an incurable health condition, and eventually we had to accept that it was incurable.” Is
aim of “shot” meant for positive outcomes only? Somewhat? If yes, what is the word negative consequences?
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As “upshot” usually means an outcome without a negative or positive connotation, although “upshot” is the word which could lead you to perceive the outcome as “upshot”.
What does it mean when we use the word for “negative”, “positive” and “neutral”?
“Upshot” is not to be confused with “upside” which is exclusively positive.
There will be such confusion from time to time. Which comment uses the word upside instead of upshot when they can compare grammatical and mathematical results on their body : You can calculate your
weight, height or weight with a quick internet Search : Its main upshot is that everyone knows their height and weight, and can quickly calculate a BMI, while the main downside is that you need a pretty typical frame with a typical fat-muscle breakdown and whatnot.
Its main upshot is…, while the main downside is… is incorrect, since the writer is originally talking about an advantage, not a conclusion or end result.
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What an interesting conversation it was! What’s upshot?
OneLook gives this definition of upshot : there are phenomena that follow and are caused by some precedent phenomena? Macmillan reads: the result of time / time / process. Merriam-Webster 1 says quite simply, the final result or outcome. What exactly are these phrases? The OED 2 – offers words such as an end, complete, climax, result, or conclusion, and gives examples of it being used in positive, negative, neutral, and yet-to-determined contexts.
The upshot of all was god defeated the devil.
I began to feel overwhelmed about my debts.
If a man could talk like that when he’s doing business, what would be the upshot?
In short, dictionaries are conspicuously mum about whether upshots are generally good, bad, or indifferent.
What is the use of the word in the contemporary world: literature, journals, magazines. What is the ghost of upshots?
It could be in the realm of economy, religion, law, sport, international conflict, evolution, or just the hardship of humans trying to eke out a living – whatever falls out at the end is deemed the upshot of the affair. Out of the thousands of possibilities found within those three links, I’ll offer just one (a scientific use, and a very fitting one at that, since all this research has made my brain hurt): And
because the emissions of various inhibitory neurons will not be in step with one another, the upshot will be inhibition that can last for a few tens of milliseconds. What word is used to describe negative outcomes?
Well, obviously, upshot will work fine, although that word can be (and is often) applied to decidedly positive contexts as well.
For alternatives, you might consider: disaster, debacle, catastrophe, calamity, setback, or misadventure, words with meanings that connote decidedly negative outcomes.
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How can a quick look at the British National Corpus suggest that upshot does not collocate primarily with positive words? What is the first impression of someone?
How can a quick look at the British National Corpus suggest that upshot does not collocate primarily with positive words? What is the first impression of someone?
What an interesting conversation it was! What’s upshot?
OneLook gives this definition of upshot : there are phenomena that follow and are caused by some precedent phenomena? Macmillan reads: the result of time / time / process. Merriam-Webster 1 says quite simply, the final result or outcome. What exactly are these phrases? The OED 2 – offers words such as an end, complete, climax, result, or conclusion, and gives examples of it being used in positive, negative, neutral, and yet-to-determined contexts.
The upshot of all was god defeated the devil.
I began to feel overwhelmed about my debts.
If a man could talk like that when he’s doing business, what would be the upshot?
In short, dictionaries are conspicuously mum about whether upshots are generally good, bad, or indifferent.
What is the use of the word in the contemporary world: literature, journals, magazines. What is the ghost of upshots?
It could be in the realm of economy, religion, law, sport, international conflict, evolution, or just the hardship of humans trying to eke out a living – whatever falls out at the end is deemed the upshot of the affair. Out of the thousands of possibilities found within those three links, I’ll offer just one (a scientific use, and a very fitting one at that, since all this research has made my brain hurt): And
because the emissions of various inhibitory neurons will not be in step with one another, the upshot will be inhibition that can last for a few tens of milliseconds. What word is used to describe negative outcomes?
Well, obviously, upshot will work fine, although that word can be (and is often) applied to decidedly positive contexts as well.
For alternatives, you might consider: disaster, debacle, catastrophe, calamity, setback, or misadventure, words with meanings that connote decidedly negative outcomes.
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What is the use of a result or conclusion in British English language?
