AFTERMATH
Dictionary entry overview: What does aftermath mean?
• AFTERMATH (noun)
The noun AFTERMATH has 2 senses:
1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Familiarity information: AFTERMATH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AFTERMATH (noun)
Meaning:
The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
aftermath; wake; backwash
Context examples:
the aftermath of war / in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
Hypernyms ("aftermath" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Meaning:
The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
aftermath; consequence
Context example:
that result is of no consequence
Hypernyms ("aftermath" is a kind of...):
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aftermath"):
corollary (a practical consequence that follows naturally)
comeupance; comeuppance; deserts (an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved)
fruit (the consequence of some effort or action)
sequella (a secondary consequence)
train (a series of consequences wrought by an event)
payoff; reward; wages (a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing)
