Upshot vs Denouement - What's the difference?
upshot | denouement |
(US) A concise summary.
The final result, or outcome of something.
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As nouns the difference between upshot and denouement
is that upshot is (us) a concise summary while denouement is (often|used metaphorically) the conclusion or resolution of a plot.upshot
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot .
- The upshot was that they had to get married.
Synonyms
* (concise summary) bottom line, digest, the long and short * (final result) bottom line, conclusion, consequenceAnagrams
*denouement
English
Noun
(en noun)- The denouement' is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, But the ' denouement should not be confused with the end of a story.
Travels and travails, passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement , the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}