aftershock
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aftershocks
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aftershocks
Learner's definition of AFTERSHOCK
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a smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger one
— often used figuratively
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The first aftershock came just minutes after the earthquake.
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He still suffers from the aftershocks of being laid off.
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