aftereffect
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noun \ˈaf-tər-ə-ˌfekt\Definition of AFTEREFFECT
: an effect that follows its cause after an interval
See Examples of AFTEREFFECT
- <in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards>
First Known Use of AFTEREFFECT
1659
Related to AFTEREFFECT
- Synonyms
- effect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
- Antonyms
- antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason
Rhymes with AFTEREFFECT
af·ter·ef·fect
noun \ˈaf-tə-ri-ˌfekt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of AFTEREFFECT
1
: an effect that follows its cause after an interval <the aftereffects of surgery>
2
: a secondary result especially in the action of a drug coming on after the subsidence of the first effect
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