"aftereffect" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːftəɹ.ɪˌfɛkt/ [UK], /ˈæftəɹ.əˌfɛkt/ [US] Forms: aftereffects [plural]
Etymology: From after- + effect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|effect}} after- + effect Head templates: {{en-noun}} aftereffect (plural aftereffects)
  1. Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested. Synonyms: after-effect Related terms: afterglow, afterlight, adverse effect, side effect, consequences, sequelae Translations (delayed effect): последица (posledica) (Bulgarian), последствие (posledstvie) (Bulgarian), efecte [masculine] (Catalan), 餘波 (Chinese Mandarin), 余波 (yúbō) (Chinese Mandarin), 後效 (Chinese Mandarin), 后效 (hòuxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 影響 (Chinese Mandarin), 影响 (yǐngxiǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 後果 (Chinese Mandarin), 后果 (hòuguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), eftervirkning [common-gender] (Danish), jälkivaikutus (Finnish), effet retardé [masculine] (French), Nachwirkung [feminine] (German), strascico [masculine] (Italian), conseguenza [feminine] (Italian), effetto secondario [masculine] (Italian), 後遺症 (kōishō) (note: for disease or injuries) (Japanese), 余波 (yoha) (note: for incident) (Japanese), അനന്തരഫലം (anantaraphalaṁ) (Malayalam), ettervirkning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), efekt [masculine] (Polish), konsekwencja [feminine] (Polish), następstwo n reperkusja [feminine] (Polish), efeito posterior [masculine] (Portuguese), sequela [especially, feminine] (Portuguese), pós-efeito (english: chiefly in pharmacology) [masculine] (Portuguese), secuela [feminine] (Spanish), efecto [masculine] (Spanish), consecuencia [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Nachwirkung"
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "strascico"
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "note": "for disease or injuries",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "word": "後遺症"
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "for incident",
      "roman": "yoha",
      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "word": "余波"
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      "roman": "anantaraphalaṁ",
      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "word": "അനന്തരഫലം"
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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      "sense": "delayed effect",
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