Repercussion

//ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A consequence or ensuing result of some action. countable, uncountable

    "You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions."

  2. 2
    a movement back from an impact wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. countable, uncountable

    "the repercussion of sound"

  4. 4
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action wordnet
  5. 5
    Rapid reiteration of the same sound. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the foetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger. countable, historical, uncountable

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consequencerecoilafterclapaftereffectaftereffectaftermath

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"One repercussion was higher taxes."

Etymology

From Middle French répercussion, from Latin repercussio (“rebounding; repercussion”), from repercutio (“cause to rebound, reflect, strike against”), from re- + percutio (“beat, strike”), from per- (“thoroughly”) + quatio (“shake”).

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