aftermath

/ˈɑːftəmɑːθ/ noun [no plural]

Definition

› a situation that is the result of an accident, crime, or other violent event: There are calls for tighter airport security in the aftermath of last week's bombing.

(Definition of aftermath noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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