Aftermath (short film)
WordNet
noun
(1) The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
"That result is of no consequence"
(2) The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
"The aftermath of war"
"In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
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Etymology
From after + math < "to mow", German mahd "mowing". See mow.
Noun
- , or farmers' jargon: A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
- Hence; that which happens after, that which follows. Has a 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.