morning after
Americannoun
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mornings after
plural
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a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
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a moment or period of realization in which the consequences of an earlier ill-advised action are recognized or brought home to one.
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of morning after
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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That had changed by Friday morning, after Bass and Raman clashed over a fire that broke out at the property earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“When you have that level of anxiety over the clouds, it juices the experience,” Elliot Borgman, a 77-year-old retired astronomer from Lansdowne, Penn., told me over breakfast the morning after August’s eclipse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Light winds, with bright or sunny skies, are expected on Sunday morning after another fresh start to the day.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dell’s stock was climbing 3% on Thursday morning after a fellow maker of personal computers and servers reported upbeat results overseas.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The truth was, the morning after Thanksgiving, I had asked Shawn to tell me if it was broken.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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