aftermath
af·ter·math
noun \-ˌmath\Definition of AFTERMATH
1
: a second-growth crop —called also rowen
2
: consequence, result <stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident>
3
: the period immediately following a usually ruinous event <in the aftermath of the war>
Examples of AFTERMATH
- <the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill>
Origin of AFTERMATH
4after + math (mowing, crop)
First Known Use: 1523
Related to AFTERMATH
- Synonyms
- aftereffect, effect, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
- Antonyms
- antecedent, causation, cause, occasion, reason
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