aftermath

//ˈæf.tər.mæθ//
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Noun

aftermathSingular
aftermathsPlural
1

The consequences or effects of a significant and usually unpleasant event

In the aftermath of the earthquake, many people lost their homes.

2

(archaic) A second growth of grass or crop in the same season after the first has been harvested

The farmer let his cattle graze on the aftermath after the hay was cut.