aftershock
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aftershock
- /ˈæftɜɹʃɔk/ US
noun aftershocks
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An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
It was not a peace that brought joy – it was one that created an oppressive tension like the calm between a major earthquake and the aftershock.
Similar: afterquake
- By extension, any result or consequence following a major event. The collapse of the financial market sixty days later was the aftershock.
- Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event. Far from being an emotional aftershock following an event that upsets our whole world, horror is what first discloses to us the upsetting possibility that our world as a whole can cease to be.
Opposite: foreshock
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noun
Opposite: foreshock
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noun earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another
| Español | réplica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여진 yeojin |
| 日本語 | 余震 yoshin |
| 中文 | 餘震 /余震 yúzhèn |
| Português | réplica |
| Français | réplique |
| Deutsch | Nachbeben |
| Italiano | scossa di assestamento |
| Ελληνικά | μετασεισμός metaseismós |
| Română | replică |
| Русский | афтершо́к aftɛršók, а́фтершок áftɛršok, повто́рный толчо́к povtórnyj tolčók |
| Tiếng Việt | dư chấn |
| العربية | هَزّةٌ اِرْتِدادِيَّةٌ hazzatun irtidādiyyatun, تَوابِعُ tawābiʕu |
noun emotional distress after a traumatic event
| 中文 | 陰影 /阴影 yīnyǐng |
|---|---|
| Português | sequela |
| Italiano | ripercussione, ricaduta |
| Română | sechelă |
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title = {aftershock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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