n .
consequence ; events following some occurrences 결과, 영향 ; 사건이나 재난에 따른 여파

• This word comes from Middle English words meaning after mowing ; the _____ was the new grass that grew in a field after the field had been mowed. In current usage, this precise original meaning is extended metaphorically.
• Sickness and poverty are often he _____ of war.
• In the _____ of their defeat at the state championship, the members of he football team fought endlessly with one another and ceased to function as a team.