aftereffect
noun
af·ter·ef·fect
ˈaf-tər-ə-ˌfekt 
: an effect that follows its cause after an interval
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in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards
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The Chinese city has struggled in recent years owing to the aftereffects of its tough COVID-zero policy, concerns over Beijing’s encroaching jurisdiction, and a sluggish Chinese economy.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
Teenagers often combine cannabis use with other substance use and can suffer neurologic and psychiatric aftereffects.
—Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Third, the aftereffects of the Libya intervention, from the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi to pervasive lawlessness and corruption, were sobering reminders of the challenges that might follow the end of fighting.
—Michael Bröning, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2012
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
Teenagers often combine cannabis use with other substance use and can suffer neurologic and psychiatric aftereffects.
—Dr. Jerrold B. Leikin, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Third, the aftereffects of the Libya intervention, from the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi to pervasive lawlessness and corruption, were sobering reminders of the challenges that might follow the end of fighting.
—Michael Bröning, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2012
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“Aftereffect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aftereffect. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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aftereffect
noun
af·ter·ef·fect
-ə-ˌfekt
: an effect that arises after the first or immediate effect has decreased or disappeared
a medicine with no noticeable aftereffects
Medical Definition
aftereffect
noun
af·ter·ef·fect
ˈaf-tə-ri-ˌfekt
1
: an effect that follows its cause after an interval
the aftereffects of surgery
2
: a secondary result especially in the action of a drug coming on after the subsidence of the first effect
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