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AFTEREFFECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aftereffect mean? 

AFTEREFFECT (noun)
  The noun AFTEREFFECT has 2 senses:

1. any result that follows its cause after an intervalplay

2. a delayed effect of a drug or therapyplay

  Familiarity information: AFTEREFFECT used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFTEREFFECT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any result that follows its cause after an interval

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("aftereffect" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A delayed effect of a drug or therapy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the drug had unexpected aftereffects

Hypernyms ("aftereffect" is a kind of...):

effect (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug)


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