noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
UK:/ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/
UK:/ˈɑːf.təˌmɑːθ/
UK:/ˈæf.təˌmæθ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lattermath
Antonyms: foremath, beforemath
2
noun
Meaning 2
A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lattermath, rowen
Antonyms: foremath, beforemath
3
noun
Meaning 3
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consequence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
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”).
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَعْقَاب
(ʔaʕqāb)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Armenian:
հետեւանքներ
(hetewankʻner)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Armenian:
հետագա զարգացումներ
(hetaga zargacʻumner)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Azerbaijani:
aqibət
— that which happens after, that which follows
Azerbaijani:
sonuc
— that which happens after, that which follows
Belarusian:
насту́пства
(nastúpstva)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Bulgarian:
после́дствие
(poslédstvie)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Bulgarian:
после́дица
(poslédica)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Chinese Mandarin:
後果 /后果
(hòuguǒ)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Chinese Mandarin:
結果 /结果
(jiéguǒ)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Chinese Mandarin:
餘波 /余波
(yúbō)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Czech:
důsledek
— that which happens after, that which follows
Czech:
následek
— that which happens after, that which follows
Dutch:
nasleep
— that which happens after, that which follows
Esperanto:
postfojno
— that which happens after, that which follows
Finnish:
jälkivaikutus
— that which happens after, that which follows
Finnish:
jälkiseuraus
— that which happens after, that which follows
Finnish:
jälki
— that which happens after, that which follows
Finnish:
jäljet
— that which happens after, that which follows
French:
séquelles
— that which happens after, that which follows
French:
contrecoup
— that which happens after, that which follows
French:
impact
— that which happens after, that which follows
French:
dégâts
— that which happens after, that which follows
German:
Nachwirkung
— that which happens after, that which follows
German:
Folge
— that which happens after, that which follows
German:
Nachwehen
— that which happens after, that which follows
German:
Nachspiel
— that which happens after, that which follows
German:
Folgezeit
— that which happens after, that which follows
Greek:
συνέπεια
(synépeia)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Greek:
επακόλουθο
(epakóloutho)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Hungarian:
következmény
— that which happens after, that which follows
Hungarian:
utóhatás
— that which happens after, that which follows
Hungarian:
utóélet
— that which happens after, that which follows
Hungarian:
utózönge
— that which happens after, that which follows
Irish:
iarmhairt
— that which happens after, that which follows
Irish:
toradh
— that which happens after, that which follows
Italian:
conseguenze
— that which happens after, that which follows
Italian:
strascico
— that which happens after, that which follows
Japanese:
余波
(yoha)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Japanese:
結果
(kekka)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Korean:
여파
(yeopa)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Korean:
결과
(gyeolgwa)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Macedonian:
последица
(posledica)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Polish:
następstwo
— that which happens after, that which follows
Polish:
pokłosie
— that which happens after, that which follows
Portuguese:
resultado
— that which happens after, that which follows
Portuguese:
rescaldo
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
consecințe
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
sechele
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
consecință
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
repercursiune
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
repercursiuni
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
impact
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
sechelă
— that which happens after, that which follows
Romanian:
urmări
— that which happens after, that which follows
Russian:
после́дствие
(poslédstvije)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Slovak:
dôsledok
— that which happens after, that which follows
Slovak:
následok
— that which happens after, that which follows
Spanish:
consecuencias
— that which happens after, that which follows
Spanish:
resultados
— that which happens after, that which follows
Swedish:
efterdyning
— that which happens after, that which follows
Swedish:
efterspel
— that which happens after, that which follows
Swedish:
efterräkning
— that which happens after, that which follows
Turkish:
ardından
— that which happens after, that which follows
Turkish:
sonrasında
— that which happens after, that which follows
Ukrainian:
на́слідок
(náslidok)
— that which happens after, that which follows
Walloon:
shuvance
— that which happens after, that which follows
Welsh:
adladd
— that which happens after, that which follows
Catalan:
redall
— second mowing
Chinese Mandarin:
再生草
— second mowing
Finnish:
äpäre
— second mowing
French:
regain
— second mowing
German:
Nachmahd
— second mowing
German:
Grummet
— second mowing
German:
Zweiter Schnitt
— second mowing
Irish:
athbharr
— second mowing
Polish:
otawa
— second mowing
Polish:
potraw
— second mowing
Russian:
второ́й поко́с
(vtorój pokós)
— second mowing