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aftermath vs event

event vs aftermath

aftermath and event both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aftermath Yes No No No
event Yes No No No
As nouns, event is a hypernym of aftermath; that is, event is a word with a broader meaning than aftermath:
  • aftermath: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  • event: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Other hypernyms of aftermath include consequence, effect, issue, outcome, result, upshot.
aftermath (noun) event (noun)
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual something that happens at a given place and time
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a special set of circumstances
Difference between aftermath and event

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