Aftermath

noun

/ˈæf.təˌmæθ/

Word Frequency: 3.7

Definitions

1.nounA second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.

2.nounThat which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

"In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."

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