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aftersense

aftersense noun: a perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense.

Noun

aftersense

  1. A perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense.
    • Peter got good from his fall, by keeping an after-sense of the evil of it on his heart.1678, Bartholomew Ashwood, The Heavenly Trade, London: Samuel Lee, p. 309
    • She privately ached—almost as under a dishonour—with the aftersense of having been inspected in that particular way.1878, Henry James, “An International Episode”, in Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales, New York: Scribner, published 1908, page 387

Examples of aftersense in a sentence

  • When stopped, the normal response is a continued aftersense of motion.1985, John W. McGhee, Introductory Statistics, St. Paul: West Publishing Company, Section 4.4, p. 134:
  • Sarah, who a moment before had been spattered in the face with bone fragments and blood, felt herself grow clean again—though an aftersense of having been touched by such matter remained.2007, Toby Litt, Hospital, Penguin, published 2008, page 318:

Origin of aftersense

From after- + sense; apparently (re)coined by Henry James in the late 19th century.

Questions about aftersense

What does aftersense mean?
Aftersense means a perception that follows an experience; a subsequent sense.
How do you use aftersense in a sentence?
When stopped, the normal response is a continued aftersense of motion.
What part of speech is aftersense?
Aftersense is a noun.

Words near aftersense in the dictionary

  1. afterseeing
  2. afterseen
  3. aftersees
  4. aftersensation
  5. aftersensations
  6. aftersense
  7. afterset
  8. aftersets
  9. aftershaft
  10. aftershafts
  11. aftershave

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