Aftermath
21aftermath — [[t]ɑ͟ːftə(r)mɑːθ, æ̱ftə(r)mæθ[/t]] N SING: with supp, oft the N of n The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it. In the aftermath of the coup, the troops opened fire on the demonstrators …
22aftermath — noun Etymology: 4after + math (mowing, crop) Date: 1523 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 …
23aftermath — /af teuhr math , ahf /, n. 1. something that results or follows from an event, esp. one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood. 2. a new growth of grass following one or more mowings,… …
24aftermath — /ˈaftəmæθ / (say ahftuhmath), / maθ/ (say mahth) noun resultant conditions, especially of a catastrophe: the aftermath of the storm; *While middle class children may not suffer from physical deprivation, increasing numbers were required to cope… …
25aftermath — noun /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a 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… …
26aftermath — af·ter·math (afґtər math) mowed second growth grass, which sometimes causes fog fever (aftermath disease) when eaten by ruminants. Called also fog …
27aftermath — [16] Originally, and literally, an aftermath was a second crop of grass or similar grazing vegetation, grown after an earlier crop in the same season had been harvested. Already by the mid 17th century it had taken on the figurative connotations… …
28aftermath n — Mathematics teachers call retirement the aftermath …
29aftermath — noun (singular) the period of time after something such as a war, storm, or accident when people are still dealing with the results: the danger of disease in the aftermath of the earthquake …
30aftermath — noun the Red Cross is a prominent presence in the aftermath of last week s earthquake Syn: repercussions, aftereffects, consequences, effects, results, fruits; wake …
