About The Word Repercussion
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Repercussion Definition And Meaning |
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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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