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Repercussion

Repercussion Meaning & Definition
Repercussion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Repercussion?

[n] a movement back from an impact
[n] a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Repercussion: backlash | rebound | recoil | reverberation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Repercussion:

See Also | bounce | bouncing | carom | consequence | effect | event | issue | motion | movement | outcome | resilience | resiliency | result | ricochet | upshot

Repercussion In Webster's Dictionary

\Re`per*cus"sion\ (-k?sh"?n), n. [L. repercussio: cf. F. r['e]percussion.] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. --Hare. 2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. 3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. --Dunglison. 4. (Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.

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