aftermath
/ˈæf.təˌmæθ/noun
The consequences or aftereffects of a significant, usually unpleasant, event.
Example sentence
- “Many were left homeless in the aftermath of the storm.”
Featured as word of the day on January 5, 2027.
Related words
agencyAn establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.affordTo give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.agendaA temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.affluentSomeone who is wealthy.aggravateTo make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.affinityA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.