aftermath
af·ter·math
noun
1.
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”
2.
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- “that result is of no consequence”
Origin
From after- + math (“a mowing”).
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