aftershock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæftɜɹʃɔk/ (General-American)
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 shock English aftershock From after- + shock.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
It was not a peace that brought joy – it was one that created an oppressive tension like the calm between a major earthquake and the aftershock.
2011, Raymond Gordon, The Ecclesiastical Chronicles, Volume Two: The Society, →ISBN, page 278:As aftershocks of 3.0 magnitude or higher continued to rock the area, rescuers transported over 50,000 people from the hardest-hit Luding county, according to local media
2022 September 6, “China earthquake death toll jumps to 65 as aftershocks rattle Sichuan”, in EFE, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2022:
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
On the other hand, in a global economy, many governments are seeking to limit their social costs in order to attract global corporations to invest in their countries, while also grappling with the aftershock of the banking crisis which has seen state financial support to the banking sector amount to L850 billion of guarantees and loans (National Audit Office, 2011).
2014, Lester Parrott, Social work and poverty, →ISBN, page 35:Set in the 1950s, Badlands looks back to that period of malaise in American culture which was defined by the aftershock of world war, the fears engendered by the Cold War, and the questioning of both cultural and individual identity.
2012, Hannah Patterson, The Cinema of Terrence Malick, →ISBN, page 26:The collapse of the financial market sixty days later was the aftershock.
2011, Jeremy Rifkin, The Third Industrial Revolution, →ISBN:The Republican president is making a major political bet that his actions will not worsen inflation, cause financial aftershocks that could destabilize the worldwide economy or provoke a voter backlash.
2025 February 1, Josh Boak, “Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could mean higher inflation and economic disruption”, in Associated Press:
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(countable, uncountable) Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
"I meant, how are you doing with the aftershock?" "Aftershock? I keep thinking there must have been something I could have done."
2013, Anne Hillerman, Spider Woman's Daughter, →ISBN, page 221:He wavered on his feet from adrenaline aftershock, blood loss, and from the fact that he was ruined.
2013, Kris Schnee, Everyone's Island, →ISBN, page 119:Aftershock is my own term for post-traumatic reactions experienced by activists.
2007, Pattrice Jones, Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World, →ISBN:Far from being an emotional aftershock following an event that upsets our whole world, horror is what first discloses to us the upsetting possibility that our world as a whole can cease to be.
1992, Jerome A. Miller, In the Throe of Wonder, →ISBN, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| aftershocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (45)
nv bikéédóó haldilígíí (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · it ricaduta (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · id gempa susulan (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · pt réplica (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · cmn 陰影 /阴影 (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · cmn 餘震 /余震 (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · el μετασεισμός (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ja 余震 (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · nb etterskjelv (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ca rèplica (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · pl wstrząs wtórny (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ar تَوابِعُ (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ru повто́рный толчо́к (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · da efterskælv (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · tr artçı deprem (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · pt sequela (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · da efterchok (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · ro replică (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · it scossa di assestamento (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ru афтершо́к (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · fi jälkivaikutus (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · kk кейінгі дүмпу (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ko 여진 (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · it ripercussione (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · es réplica (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · fr réplique (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ga iarchrith (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ru а́фтершок (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · de Nachbeben (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · pl reperkusja (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · ro sechelă (emotional distress after a traumatic event) · cs dotřes (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · fa پسلرزه (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · nv bikéédę́ę́ʼígíí (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · cy ôl-gryniad (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · hu utórengés (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · tr artçı şok (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · vi dư chấn (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · fi jälkijäristys (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · ar هَزّةٌ اِرْتِدادِيَّةٌ (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · nv áłtsʼíísígíí (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · haw manunu muli ōlaʻi (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · sv efterskalv (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · mi oreore ohorere (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another) · tr artçı sarsıntı (earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another)