Saturday, October 25, 2014

AFTERMATH

WORD: AFTERMATH

MEANING:
1. A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune: famine as an aftermath of drought.
2. A period of time following a disastrous event: in the aftermath of war.
3. A second growth or crop in the same season, as of grass after mowing.
4. result, outcome, reverberation, consequence

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Meerut gangrape aftermath: Hindu groups target old enemy 'Love jihad'
2. In the aftermath of one of the worst sequence of losses, Arunabha Sengupta lists ten things that went wrong in the recently concluded series.
3. On Sunday evening, crowds angered by the incident and its aftermath gathered again.
4. A new school building was built in the aftermath of the flood.

PRONOUNCE:
af·ter·math - ऐफ्टर्मैथ

LINK: AFTERMATH

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