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morning after

morn·ing af·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mawr-ning af-ter, ahf-]
    • /ˈmɔr nɪŋ ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/
    • /ˈmɔːnɪŋ ˈɑːftə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawr-ning af-ter, ahf-]
    • /ˈmɔr nɪŋ ˈæf tər, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of morning after words

  • noun plural morning after a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages. 1
  • noun plural morning after a moment or period of realization in which the consequences of an earlier ill-advised action are recognized or brought home to one. 1
  • noun morning after a hangover or a painful awakening 0
  • adjective morning after having to do with a morning after or the depressed feelings usually associated with it 0
  • adjective morning after designating or of a pill taken after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy 0
See all 5 definitions of morning after

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Origin of morning after

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Morning after

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Morning after

morning after popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for morning after

noun morning after

  • headache — a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
  • drunkenness — intoxicated; drunk.
  • withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
  • delirium tremens — a severe psychotic condition occurring in some persons with chronic alcoholism, characterized by delirium, tremor, anxiety, and vivid hallucinations
  • under the weather — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
All 8 Synonyms of morning after

Antonyms for morning after

noun morning after

  • sobriety — the state or quality of being sober.
Just one Antonym for morning after

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