〜あげく means "in the end" or "after all that" — implies a negative or disappointing result after effort.
Negative outcome - After all that effort, X (bad) happened
Frustrating result - Despite trying, ended up with...
After much indecision, I didn''t buy anything.
Usually negative. For neutral/positive, use 末に instead.
Verb た-form + あげく(に)
Noun の + あげく(に)
Usually negative result — don''t use for good outcomes
After fighting, they ended up breaking up.
After waiting a long time, we were told it was cancelled.
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