The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax.