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aftereffect has definitions from the field of medicine
1
[ noun ] any result that follows its cause after an interval

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

The parties were on_the_whole unprepared for elections , while the people were still experiencing post independence let-down and suffering the after_effects of poor harvests in 1957 .

Related terms

consequence

2
[ noun ] (medicine) a delayed effect of a drug or therapy

Examples

"the drug had unexpected aftereffects"

Related terms

effect

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Rhymes with

affect effect confect reflect disaffect perfect intellect interconnect defect effect introspect retrospect prefect architect effect suspect neglect subject dialect intellect henpecked overprotect circumspect recollect infect unchecked object disinfect defect select collect connect aspect deflect reflect protect project dissect direct resurrect interject recollect disconnect intersect correct direct decked sect necked insect protect project checked wrecked hecht redirect intersect prospect incorrect indirect brecht abject detect bedecked direct deject reject object elect erect neglect eject reelect direct misdirect reject disrespect respect inject inspect expect respect

Phonetic and Homophones

AE1 F T ER0 AH0 F EH2 K T

Similar Spelling

afterlife afterdeck aftercare afterpiece afterburner afterward afterbirth

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