aftereffect
Lingering result later
An aftereffect is a consequence that follows some time after its cause, especially an unpleasant one that lingers after the main event has passed: the aftereffects of surgery, the aftereffects of the storm.
The word often appears in the plural to describe a cluster of residual symptoms or consequences: She was still dealing with the aftereffects of chemotherapy.
Results following an event
- resultWhat follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
fallout · upshot · sequel · corollary · outgrowth · product · culmination · denouement
Continuing despite difficulty
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- echoReflected sound wave
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
ripple · tail · trailing · fading · waning · prolonged · sustained · lasting
What stays after most goes
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- residueMatter left behind
- leftoverFood saved after meals
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
remains · sediment · dregs · leavings · relic · imprint · shadow · ghost
Lasting psychological wound
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- recoilBackward force from discharge
tremor · withdrawal · symptom · soreness · fatigue · numbness · sensitivity · scarring
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- restorationReturning something to condition
recuperation · convalescence · rebound · adjustment · readjustment · reintegration
aftermath
Results following an event
- resultWhat follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · fallout · upshot · sequel · corollary · outgrowth · product · culmination · denouement · payoff
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- echoReflected sound wave
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
resonance · ripple · tail · trailing · fading · waning · prolonged · sustained · lasting · enduring
remnant
What stays after most goes
vestige · remains · sediment · dregs · leavings · relic · imprint · shadow · ghost · stub
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- concussionBrain injury from impact
recoil · tremor · withdrawal · symptom · soreness · fatigue · numbness · sensitivity · scarring · inflammation
healing
Restoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
restoration · recuperation · convalescence · rebound · adjustment · readjustment · reintegration
- after-afternoon, aftermath, aftershock, aftertaste, afterward
- effectsconsequence, result, outcome, vignette, color grading
- post-surgerysutured, stitched, stapled, bandaged, wound healing
- remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
- sensory adaptationhabituation
aftereffectcause
What produces an effect
source · origin · root · antecedent · genesis