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aftershock
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aftershock
(noun)
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aftershock
/
ˈ
æftɚˌʃɑːk/
Brit
/
ˈ
ɑːftəˌʃɒk/
noun
plural
aftershocks
aftershock
/
ˈ
æftɚˌʃɑːk/
Brit
/
ˈ
ɑːftəˌʃɒk/
noun
plural
aftershocks
Learner's definition of AFTERSHOCK
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:
a smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger one
The first
aftershock
came just minutes after the earthquake.
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often used figuratively
He still suffers from the
aftershocks
of being laid off.
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