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knock-on effect  unintended consequences  Boomerang effect  Examples of unintended consequences  Knock on effect
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A secondary or incidental effect WordNet 3.0
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A secondary or incidental effect WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the social sciences, unintended consequences are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. Wikipedia
Outcomes that are not the ones intended or foreseen by a purposeful action, resulting from a variety of reasons, including the world's inherent complexity as well as cognitive or emotional biases Wikidata