aftermath
[af-ter-math, ahf-]
- 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.
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Origin of aftermath
Synonyms
See more synonyms for aftermath on Thesaurus.com1. outcome, result, upshot.
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Contemporary Examples
Opponents of Muslims and immigrants across the continent are claiming vindication in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
According to the young man, both were dealing with the aftermath.
In 2010 Cuba provided the largest contingent of medical staff during the aftermath of the huge earthquake that shook Haiti.
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, George Washington was keen to rebuild his personal finances.
Since witnessed the aftermath of the attack near her home, Sara has discussed it many times with many people.
Historical Examples
But in her sweet way she had given him her woman's aftermath of love.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
The aftermath, however, does not come up to the expectations of the good Medium.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
A friendship which is the aftermath of love is the shadow after the substance.
Glory of YouthTemple Bailey
We hear about "The jack of all trades," but the aftermath of the jack of all trades is "master of none."
Dollars and SenseCol. Wm. C. Hunter
I need not detail the aftermath of our emergence from the atom.
Beyond the Vanishing PointRaymond King Cummings
aftermath
- 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
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Word Origin
C16: after + math a mowing, from Old English mæth
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Word Origin and History for aftermath
n.
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"
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