aftermaths
- 1Plural of aftermath.
Historians compared the aftermaths of the two revolutions in close detail.
The aftermaths of the earthquakes varied widely from one region to the next.
Note
The plural is regular, formed with a plain -s. It is most useful when several upheavals are weighed side by side, each with its own consequences: the aftermaths of two wars, or of a string of floods. The older hayfield sense, the grass that grows back after the first mowing, is now obsolete. Today the plural almost always points to troubled consequences that follow some catastrophe.
aftermaths is a form of aftermath
aftermath, noun: The period and consequences that follow an event, usually a disaster, and often carrying strongly negative associations. Full entry
- Forms
- aftermathaftermaths plural
- Spelling
- aftermath → aftermaths: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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