- any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant.
- any accompanying or consequential and usually detrimental effect: the side effects of air pollution.
- any unwanted nontherapeutic effect caused by a drug
- any secondary effect, esp an undesirable one
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