aftermath
noun
Simple meaning
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈæftɚmæθ
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Definition
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noun
That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
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This meaning: That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
Used this way, aftermath is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The aftermath of war.”noun
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Sense: that which happens after or that which follows
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