AFTERMATH
consequence, aftermath
(noun) the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
aftermath, wake, backwash
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aftermath (plural aftermaths)
(obsolete, agriculture) 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.
Anagrams
• hamfatter
Source: Wiktionary
Aft"er*math, n. Etym: [After + math. See Math.]
Definition: A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of
hay in the same season; rowen. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition