Aftermath - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈæftərmæθ|  American pronunciation of the word aftermath
Brit.  |ˈɑːftəmæθ|  British pronunciation of the word aftermath

noun

- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (syn: backwash, wake)
the aftermath of war
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual (syn: consequence)

Extra examples

...the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill...

In the aftermath of that incident, he had to leave town.

Many people suffered in the war's immediate aftermath.

...denounced as curs those police officers who deserted their posts during the hurricane and its aftermath...

...in the aftermath of the disaster, many people were exceptionally openhanded with their donations to charity...

...for all of its jingoistic rodomontade, the government had no thought-out plan for the war and its aftermath...

...the serenity in the aftermath of the tornado was remarkable...

Recession in the country has run its course and left an aftermath of uncertainty.

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