aftermath
noun
[ ˈɑːftəmaθ ]
• the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.
• "food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought"
Similar:
repercussions,
after-effects,
by-product,
fallout,
backwash,
trail,
wake,
corollary,
reverberations,
consequences,
effects,
results,
fruits,
end result,
outcome,
upshot,
issue,
end,
follow-up,
• new grass growing after mowing or harvest.
Origin:
late 15th century (in aftermath (sense 2)): from after (as an adjective) + dialect math ‘mowing’, of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd .
