after-effect

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after-effect

noun (usually plural) consequence, wake, trail, aftermath, hangover (informal), spin-off, repercussion, afterglow, aftershock, delayed response He was suffering from shock as well as from the after-effects of drugs.

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after-effect

[ˈɑːftərɪfekt] N → consecuencia f after-effects [of treatment] → efectos mpl secundarios; [of illness, operation, accident] → secuelas fpl

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after-effect

[ˈɑːftərɪfɛkt] n (of events) → ripercussione f, conseguenza; (of drug) → reazione f; (of illness, experience) → postumi mpl

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Andhra Pradesh was in the grip of a severe heat wave yesterday with many places sizzling at over 45 degree Celsius as the mercury rose sharply as an after-effect of cyclone 'Fani', officials said.

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The kingdom has struggled to get its economy back on track since it contracted 0.7 percent in 2017, an after-effect of the oil price rout and austerity measures that hit businesses hard.

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An elderly man affected by the mishandled surgery claimed that he consulted a doctor after the operation with complaints of intolerable eyes pain but the doctor told him that it is just an after-effect of the surgery.

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But the precautions you take may mean the only after-effect of a vacation is just grumpiness that it's over.

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The mind is not an 'epiphenomenon' (or after-effect) of the brain.

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'No, this hope was not borne of partisanship, or political loyalty, or even an after-effect of the right words spoken the right way.

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| Ian Gibbons, now 65, is battling arthritis as an after-effect of his accident at the age of three