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A remote or indirect consequence of some action
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repercussion
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Wikipedia
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Repercussion is the second album by The dB's . Like its predecessor, Stands for Decibels , the album was commercially unsuccessful but has since developed a cult following. It is now arguably regarded as just as much of a classic as Stands for Decibels ...
Wiktionary
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n. 1 A consequence or ensuing result of some action. 2 The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. 3 (context music English) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. 4 (context medicine English) The subsidence of a ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Repercussion \Re`per*cus"sion\ (-k?sh"?n), n. [L. repercussio: cf. F. r['e]percussion.] 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. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" [syn: reverberation ] a movement back from an impact [syn: recoil , rebound , backlash ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE economic ▪ The predicament of this group could have severe economic repercussions for the region as a whole. political ▪ But he shuddered at the military and political repercussions throughout the Middle East of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., "act of driving back," from Middle French répercussion (14c.) or directly from Latin repercusionem (nominative repercussio ), from past participle stem of repercutere "to strike or beat back; shine back, reflect; echo," from re- "back" (see ...
Usage examples of repercussion.
Buried deep in the anthracite core of my being is a personal trait so hideous, so confounding, a conceit so terrible in its repercussions, that it makes sodomy, pederasty, and barratry on the high seas seem as tame as a Frances Parkinson Keyes novel.
Most of the students in the class seemed glad that the New Obstetrical Technologies existed but were somewhat ambivalent about their moral, psychological, and social repercussions.
Some boys are wearing them too, and the police are yipping at Trix for encouraging transvestism with psychic repercussions.
If there are repercussions, Trayce power and influence will brush them away.
The brass was worried about long-term repercussions from the warrantless search.
Bryce Babcock would bear witness to the event that would have global repercussions for generations to come.
He insisted that he could not order evacuation, particularly of Crete and the Dodecanese, because of the political repercussions which would follow.
I would have stopped the esbat then and there, thrown the witches from my home no matter the repercussions.
The repercussions of his illicit leave of absence had seen him incarcerated for several weeks before he was allowed to visit Noni again to see her.
If any section of my philtrum is damaged by your blade, the repercussions will be swift and painful.
I should point out, however, that such a decision on your part will have the most serious postwar repercussions if, as I confidently expect, my actions are retroactively approved by the Assembly.
There was no further trouble on the western frontier of Egypt, and a repercussion of the Senussi discontent far south in Darfur was satisfactorily suppressed by a detachment of the Egyptian Army which occupied El Fasher on 22 May.
Having said this, Desdemona becomes aware of the repercussions and begins to scold.
I know you wish your house to be held in esteem, and I do not doubt that you would consider all the repercussions of your publication.
Said he was doing a survey on behalf of the Harvard faculty on whether your Dante course might produce negative repercussions on the character of its students.