repercussion
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
- (countable, uncountable) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
- (countable, uncountable) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
- (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.
Synonyms
rebound action
aftermath
sequella
recoil effect
Translations
répercussion
ripercussione
repercusión
repercussão
Auswirkung
repercussióPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/
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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