"weapons effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weapons effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} weapons effect (plural weapons effects)
  1. The (harmful) effect or effectiveness a weapon/munition.
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  2. A specific type of weapon damage. Synonyms: munition action
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  3. (social psychology) The theory that the mere presence of a weapon or a picture of a weapon leading to more aggressive behavior in humans, particularly if these humans are already aroused.
    Sense id: en-weapons_effect-en-noun-sxQH7PHa Categories (other): Psychology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 2 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 6 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 3 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 3 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 8 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 6 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (weapons effect): Waffenwirkung (German), vapenverkan (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'weapons effect': 46 13 41

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