repercussion.
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
Meaning & usage
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
the repercussion of sound
Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
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.
Where this word comes from
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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