aftershockaf‧ter‧shock /ˈɑːftəʃɒk $ ˈæftərʃɑːk/ noun [countable] 
- The war and its aftershocks had a profound effect on people here and abroad.
- A third aftershock of the Six-Day War took place half a world away, in the Soviet Union.
- I feel the aftershock of this article for days.
- Nicola Giandomenico said it appeared more stones fell from the roof and the facade during the latest aftershock.
- She was still trembling, tiny aftershocks of excitement tingling inside her.
- The aftershocks intensify threefold each time.
- The second shock, like an aftershock, was that they would not get this money either.
- To cope with the aftershock, Mr Perez has made himself unpopular by bringing in painful economic reforms.
► earthquake a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface: · The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
► quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism: · More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
► tremor a small movement in the Earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly: · He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
► aftershock further movements in the Earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake: · In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
► tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water: · There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.
adjectiveshockedshockingshockshockproofnounshockshockeraftershockverbshockadverbshockingly
the war and its aftershocks