outgrowth

[out-grohth]

noun

1. a natural development, product, or result.

   to consider truancy an outgrowth of parental neglect.

2. an additional, supplementary result.

3. a growing out or forth.

4. something that grows out; offshoot; excrescence.

outgrowth

/ ˈaʊtˌɡrəʊθ /

noun

1. a thing growing out of a main body

2. a development, result, or consequence

3. the act of growing out

Word History and Origins

Origin of outgrowth¹

First recorded in 1830–40; out- + growth

Example Sentences

The organization appears to be the most organized outgrowth of the right’s efforts to doxx anyone seen as making light of Kirk’s death.

From Salon

It’s inventive gimmickry, but it makes the sweetness a concocted thing rather than a natural outgrowth of the material and setting and mood.

From Salon

They also clarify the damage wrought by our collective amnesia and our refusal to learn from history – an outgrowth of our propensity to view our place in history from an exceptionalist perspective.

From Salon

The trend was a natural outgrowth of the North American Free Trade Agreement, signed in 1994, which lowered tariffs between the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times

“The healthcare system we have now is an accidental outgrowth of efforts to combat post-World War II inflation,” he writes.

From Salon

Related Words

• by-product 
• offshoot