aftermaths

Noun

aftermath (plural aftermaths)

1. That which happens after, that which follows, usually of 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.

   Synonyms:

   lattermath

   Antonyms:

   foremath, beforemath

2. (obsolete) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
   • They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay.1879, Robert Louis Stevenson, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes

   Synonyms:

   lattermath, rowen

   Antonyms:

   foremath, beforemath