Aftermath vs Reverberation - What's the difference?
aftermath | reverberation |
(obsolete, or farmers' jargon) A second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season.
That which happens after, that which follows. Has a strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.
A violent oscillation or vibration
An echo, or a series of overlapping echos
The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
(plural ) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion
As nouns the difference between aftermath and reverberation
is that aftermath is (obsolete|or farmers' jargon) a second mowing; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season while reverberation is reverberation.aftermath
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(en noun)- In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.
reverberation
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(en noun)- The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
- The reverberation that followed Marylin's shout filled the cavern.
- Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.
- Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.
