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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 interval
2. a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
Familiarity information: AFTEREFFECT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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