Repercussion

[riːpə'kʌʃ(ə)n] or [,ripɚ'kʌʃən]

Definition

(noun.) a remote or indirect consequence of some action; 'his declaration had unforeseen repercussions'; 'reverberations of the market crash were felt years later'.

Edited by Cecilia--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound.

(n.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

(n.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent.

(n.) 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.

Editor: Rodney

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Reverberation, rebound.

Checker: Stella

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Recoil, reverberation, ricochet, rebound

ANT:Impact, stroke, shock, collision, contact

Typed by Jaime

Definition

n. a striking or driving back: reverberation: (mus.) frequent repetition of the same sound.—v.t. Repercuss′.—adj. Repercuss′ive driving back: causing to reverberate.

Edited by Augustus