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Repercussion

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.

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:

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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