Dictionary

aftermath en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ (General-American)
• /ˈæf.təˌmæθ/ (UK)
• /ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after ▲ Old English æfter Old English æfter- Middle English after- English after- English math English aftermath From after- + math (“a mowing”).

Meanings

1. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of 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 rioting or looting.
   • More than a quarter of a century after the fraught events that followed the privatisation of the railway, Corbett has provided a warts and all analysis of what led to the spate of rail disasters in the aftermath of the break-up of British Rail, and (ultimately) to the demise of the company. 2026 March 4, Christian Wolmar, “Railtrack: what really happened”, in RAIL, number 1056, page 50:
   • Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones). 2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024:
2. (obsolete) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
   • They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay. 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes:

Forms

Antonyms

foremath · foremath · beforemath · beforemath

Synonyms

lattermath · lattermath · rowen

Translations (85)

pt resultado (that which happens after, that which follows) · pl otawa (second mowing) · hu következmény (that which happens after, that which follows) · ko 결과 (that which happens after, that which follows) · sv efterdyning (that which happens after, that which follows) · pl następstwo (that which happens after, that which follows) · el συνέπεια (that which happens after, that which follows) · ja 結果 (that which happens after, that which follows) · cmn 結果 /结果 (that which happens after, that which follows) · pt rescaldo (that which happens after, that which follows) · it conseguenze (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro repercursiuni (that which happens after, that which follows) · it strascico (that which happens after, that which follows) · ar أَعْقَاب (that which happens after, that which follows) · sv efterspel (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Grummet (second mowing) · de Nachwirkung (that which happens after, that which follows) · pl potraw (second mowing) · ga iarmhairt (that which happens after, that which follows) · fr impact (that which happens after, that which follows) · wa shuvance (that which happens after, that which follows) · uk на́слідок (that which happens after, that which follows) · cmn 再生草 (second mowing) · fr dégâts (that which happens after, that which follows) · fr contrecoup (that which happens after, that which follows) · ko 여파 (that which happens after, that which follows) · hu utóélet (that which happens after, that which follows) · es consecuencia (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Zweiter Schnitt (second mowing) · mk последица (that which happens after, that which follows) · fi äpäre (second mowing) · da eftervirkning (that which happens after, that which follows) · pl pokłosie (that which happens after, that which follows) · hu utózönge (that which happens after, that which follows) · ga toradh (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro urmări (that which happens after, that which follows) · fr séquelles (that which happens after, that which follows) · hy հետագա զարգացումներ (that which happens after, that which follows) · ga athbharr (second mowing) · de Nachwehen (that which happens after, that which follows) · sv efterskörd (second mowing) · sk následok (that which happens after, that which follows) · cy adladd (that which happens after, that which follows) · fi jälkivaikutus (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro sechele (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro sechelă (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro consecință (that which happens after, that which follows) · hu utóhatás (that which happens after, that which follows) · sl otava (second mowing) · cs následek (that which happens after, that which follows) · sv efterräkning (that which happens after, that which follows) · ru второ́й поко́с (second mowing) · az aqibət (that which happens after, that which follows) · tr ardından (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Nachmahd (second mowing) · bg после́дствие (that which happens after, that which follows) · cy adladd (second mowing) · ro consecințe (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Folgezeit (that which happens after, that which follows) · bg после́дица (that which happens after, that which follows) · cmn 餘波 /余波 (that which happens after, that which follows) · fi jälkiseuraus (that which happens after, that which follows) · cmn 後果 /后果 (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Nachspiel (that which happens after, that which follows) · sk dôsledok (that which happens after, that which follows) · de Folge (that which happens after, that which follows) · el επακόλουθο (that which happens after, that which follows) · be насту́пства (that which happens after, that which follows) · ja 余波 (that which happens after, that which follows) · ru после́дствие (that which happens after, that which follows) · nl nasleep (that which happens after, that which follows) · da efterdønning (that which happens after, that which follows) · fi jälki (that which happens after, that which follows) · fi jäljet (that which happens after, that which follows) · hy հետևանքներ (that which happens after, that which follows) · ca redall (second mowing) · es secuela (that which happens after, that which follows) · eo postfojno (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro impact (that which happens after, that which follows) · cs důsledek (that which happens after, that which follows) · fr regain (second mowing) · sv efterslåtter (second mowing) · tr sonrasında (that which happens after, that which follows) · ro repercursiune (that which happens after, that which follows) · az sonuc (that which happens after, that which follows)