Definition of in the aftermath:
°(obsolete) or farmers' jargon: A second
mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
°Hence; that which happens after, that which
follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding
catastrophe.
"In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."
Definition of in the aftermath:
°(obsolete) or farmers' jargon: A second
mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
°Hence; that which happens after, that which
follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding
catastrophe.
"In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting."