after-effect

noun

An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term.

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Meanings

nounafter-effect (plural after-effects)

plural after-effects · alternative aftereffect

  1. An effect; especially, one that is experienced only after a delay, or only in the long term.

    It all went wrong for England in those chaotic final moments but until Poland's late surge they had once again shown they are developing and have not suffered too many after-effects from the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy on penalties.

    2021 September 8, Phil McNulty, “Poland 1-1 England”, in BBC Sport
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APA

after-effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-effect

MLA

“after-effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “after-effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/after-effect.

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