Aftermath

//ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; lattermath. obsolete

    "They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay."

  2. 2
    the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual wordnet
  3. 3
    That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

    "In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."

  4. 4
    the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) wordnet

Synonyms

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consequenceaftereffectoutcomeafterbirthafterclapaftercrop

Example

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"There was no electricity for two days in the aftermath of the typhoon."

Etymology

From after- + math (“a mowing”).

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