something that results or follows from an event, especially one of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence: the aftermath of war; the aftermath of the flood. a new growth of grass following one or more mowings, which may be grazed, mowed, or plowed under.

Why is it called the aftermath?

The word aftermath is from the Old English 'æfter' meaning 'behind in place, later in time' and 'mæð' from the Proto-Indo-European root 'me-', which means 'to cut down grass'. ... Through the 16th and 17th centuries, the word aftermath had many alternate forms, including 'aftercrop', 'aftergrass' and 'lattermath'.

What is a definition of aftermath?

1 : a second-growth crop. — called also rowen. 2 : consequence, result stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident. 3 : the period immediately following a usually ruinous event in the aftermath of the war.