impact
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the striking of one body against another
Types & categories
Sense 2 verb
press or wedge together; pack together
Types & categories
- wedge hypernym
Related & opposite
- impaction derivation
Sense 3 noun
a forceful consequence; a strong effect
the book had an important impact on my thinking
Types & categories
- effect hypernym
Related & opposite
- affect derivation
Sense 4 verb
have an effect upon
Will the new rules affect me?
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- impingement derivation
- wallop derivation
Sense 5 noun
influencing strongly
they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
Types & categories
- influence hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
the armies met in the shock of battle
Types & categories
- fighting hypernym
Related & opposite
- shock derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | striking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impaction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wedge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affect |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | effect |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | impingement |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wallop |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike a blow |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | repercuss |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tell on |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | redound |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrolize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tinge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | peril |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hit |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | subject |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | inconvenience |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | influence |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam-dunk |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | affect |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | trench |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shock |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighting |