repercussion

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repercussion

/ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/ UK
/ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ Canada, US
/ˌɹɛp.ɚˈkʌʃ.ən/ Canada, US
/ˌɹiː.pəˈkɐʃ.ən/ Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

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”).

noun repercussions

countable, uncountable A consequence or ensuing result of some action. You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.
Similar: aftereffect, consequence
countable, uncountable The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. the repercussion of sound
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.

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noun consequence, result of action

Español	consecuencia
中文	後果 /后果 hòuguǒ, 連帶影響 /连带影响
Português	repercussão
Français	conséquence, répercussion
Deutsch	Echo, Widerhall, Auswirkung, Nachwirkung, Rückwirkung
Italiano	conseguenza, ripercussione
Ελληνικά	αντίκτυπος antíktypos, επίπτωση epíptosi
Русский	после́дствие poslédstvije
العربية	أَثَّر ʔaṯṯar, تَدَاعِي tadāʕī

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@misc{repercussion_2026,
  title = {repercussion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/repercussion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}