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a forceful coming together of two things<the glass shattered on impact with the floor>Synonymsbump, collision, concussion, crash, jar, jolt, shock, smash, strike, wallopRelated Wordsblow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump; bashing, battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummelling, thrashing; contact, encounter, meeting, touch
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the power to bring about a result on another<the impact of the event was such that she became a crusader for prison reform>— see effect 2
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the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect<the story has real dramatic impact>— see 11punch 1
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