aftermath
/ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.90 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
Example Sentences
- "In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."
- "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)."
- "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."
- "They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay."
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”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/
- British English: /ˈɑːf.təˌmæθ/