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event vs aftereffect

aftereffect vs event

event and aftereffect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
event Yes No No No
aftereffect Yes No No No
As nouns, aftereffect is a hyponym of event; that is, aftereffect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than event:
  • event: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • aftereffect: any result that follows its cause after an interval
event (noun) aftereffect (noun)
something that happens at a given place and time any result that follows its cause after an interval
a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory a delayed effect of a drug or therapy
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
a special set of circumstances
Difference between event and aftereffect

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