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Nachwirkung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aftermath noun The period or situation that results from a significant, usually damaging, event.
  • repercussion noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
  • reverberation noun A violent oscillation or vibration.

Senses

Nachwirkung is used for these senses in English:

  • aftereffect Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested.
  • aftermath That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
  • repercussion A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
  • reverberation (mostly, in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.

repercussion — full definition

  1. noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
  2. noun An echo or reverberation of sound; the act of striking back.

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