aftermath
[ af-ter-math, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌmæθ, ˈɑf- /
noun
something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood.
a new growth of grass following one or more mowings, which may be grazed, mowed, or plowed under.
RELATED CONTENT
Yeet, Payola, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.comRapper feuds. Football celebrations. There’s a lot going on in this week’s trending words list. Payola A feud between rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B ballooned to new heights this week, with Cardi allegedly throwing a shoe at Nicki and the Starships singer accusing the I Like It rapper of earning her success thanks to payola. So what’s payola? Clearly that was the question on …
RELATED WORDS
impact, outcome, end, eventuality, consequences, remainder, residual, upshot, issue, flak, payoff, residuum, waves
Nearby words
- afterimpression,
- afterlife,
- afterlight,
- afterload,
- aftermarket,
- aftermost,
- afternoon,
- afternoon of a faun, the,
- afternoon watch,
- afternooner
Origin of aftermath
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for aftermath
aftermath
/ (ˈɑːftəˌmɑːθ, -ˌmæθ) /
noun
signs or results of an event or occurrence considered collectively, esp of a catastrophe or disasterthe aftermath of war
agriculture a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already yielded one crop earlier in the same year
Word Origin for aftermath
C16: after + math a mowing, from Old English mæth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
aftermath
1520s, originally a second crop of grass grown after the first had been harvested, from after + -math, a dialectal word, from Old English mæð "a mowing, cutting of grass" (see math (n.2)). Figurative sense by 1650s. Cf. French regain "aftermath," from re- + Old French gain, gaain "grass which grows in meadows that have been mown," from a Germanic source, cf. Old High German weida "grass, pasture"
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper