aftermath

The aftermath of a storm and flood.

Meaning

Noun

  • A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
  • That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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