Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An effect following its cause after some delay, especially a delayed or prolonged physiological or psychological response to a stimulus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any delayed
effect ; aneffect which is not immediately manifested. - noun A term used for by recreational
dextromethorphan users, meaning hung over. The period of time after a self-induced "high" has worn off, but there is still altered vision and awareness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any result that follows its cause after an interval
- noun a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
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Examples
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"At the start of the year, we all seemed to feel there was an aftereffect from the series with Golden State, where (Nowitzki) was throttled," TNT broadcaster Marv Albert said.
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It was a common, short-term aftereffect of spaceflight.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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It was a common, short-term aftereffect of spaceflight.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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It was a common, short-term aftereffect of spaceflight.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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It was a common, short-term aftereffect of spaceflight.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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Of advance the aftereffect is a beneath abiding but bargain NFL football jersey.
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The aftereffect should be a absolutely rounded, motivated and able sales person.
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"It might have been some kind of aftereffect from my merger with the other symbiont back at Starbase One."
Time's Enemy Graf, L. A. 1996
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If I have bring you into palace was beared, can’t bear assume in aftereffect.
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Montgomery's history of generous government spending - on everything from public schools, human services and employee salaries and benefits - ran into a wall of sagging revenue, an aftereffect of the national recession.
Ambulance fee referendum rejected in Montgomery County Michael Laris 2010
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