repercussion

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
3. (countable, uncountable) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
4. (countable, uncountable) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
5. (countable, historical, uncountable) 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.

Conceptes

repercussió

retrocés

Sinònims

echo

reverberation

recoil

backlash

rebound

reaction

response

result

aftereffect

consequence

incidence

influence

jump

kick

kickback

product

react

reacting

impact

reactionary

reactive

feedback

rebound action

entailment

reflection

resilience

resonance

resound

effect

aftermath

resultant

after-effect

sequel

wake

detumescence

sequella

recoil effect

Traduccions

répercussion

ripercussione

repercusión

repercussão

contraccolpo

Auswirkung

conséquence

Echo

consecuencia

Nachwirkung

conseguenza

retentissement

contrecoup

Rückwirkung

Rückschlag

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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”).