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aftereffect

alt. 1 Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested. 2 A term used for by recreational dextromethorphan users, meaning hung over. The period of time after a self-induced "high" has worn off, but there is still altered vision and awareness. n. 1 Any delayed effect; an effect which is not immediately manifested. 2 A term used for by recreational dextromethorphan users, meaning hung over. The period of time after a self-induced "high" has worn off, but there is still altered vision and awareness.

WordNet
aftereffect
  1. n. any result that follows its cause after an interval

  2. a delayed effect of a drug or therapy; "the drug had unexpected aftereffects"

Usage examples of "aftereffect".

They would all suffer aftereffects, of course-from his anesthesiology experience he knew them well.

So far the Better researchers have been extremely silent on the subject of the mental aftereffects of reanimation.

This difference in their behaviour seems at first inexplicable, but can, we believe, be simply explained by the difference between the initial power of the two forces under the above circumstances, combined with the wellknown principle of the aftereffects of a stimulus.

We must, however, assume that the aftereffects of the irritation of the tip by an attached object come into play, only after movement has been excited.

In order to observe how long the aftereffects of light lasted, a pot with seedlings of Phalaris, which had germinated in darkness, was placed at 10.

For the sake of observing how long such aftereffects lasted, a pot with seedlings of Beta was laid on its side in the dark, and the hypocotyls in 3 h.

The mind-twisting Something that had seized them all had left no visible aftereffects, at least down here.

Their minds remained separate, Hazel maintaining a firm barrier between their thoughts, but physically they became more and more in sync, until all the aftereffects of the boostings had burned away, his pain soothed and healed, and Owen was himself again.

The aftereffects of the prolonged use of the draught was to unleash all the pent-up fatigue and body-ache on the young men at once.

If she d trekked through the forest for any distance-and from the look of her she had-she was probably feeling the aftereffects of shock.

In a feelie, the fictional principal never slept, and there were no bad aftereffects.

Above her, the passages still rumbled and shook from the aftereffects of the concussion.

After being released from the hospital, despite receiving repeated warnings from the doctors about how serious the aftereffects of convulsions could be, Anna adamantly refused to attend followup appointments.

Sick with the aftereffects of wrung emotions, as well as the spirits he had consumed, unable to draw the strength to quell his pain arcanely, too proud to ask another's aid to ease the ache which lay upon him like a stifling mantle, he brooded in the sunless rooms and bore his suffering with an ever-sharper temper, terrorizing the servants until they feared to venture past the outer threshold.

The aftereffects of Berserkergang left him unable to make clear choices and sensible decisions.