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"
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
or farmers jargon: A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season
A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen
The aftermath of an important event, especially a harmful one, is the situation that results from it. In the aftermath of the coup, the troops opened fire on the demonstrators. the period of time after something such as a war, storm, or accident when people are still dealing with the results aftermath of (aftermath (16-19 centuries), from after + math (11-20 centuries) (from mAth))
[ -"math ] (noun.) 1523. From after- + math (“a mowing”) Old English mæþ (“a mowing”), from Proto-Germanic *madan, *maþō, *maþwō, *mēdō (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)mē- (“to mow”). Cognate with Dutch made, mad (“area of ground cleared by a sickle”), German Mahd (“mowing”). Related to Old English māwan (“to mow”). See mow, meadow.