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repercussion
[ ree-per-kuhsh-uhn, rep-er- ]
noun
- an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action:
The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- the state of being driven back by a resisting body.
- a rebounding or recoil of something after impact.
- reverberation; echo.
- Music. (in a fugue) the point after the development of an episode at which the subject and answer appear again.
repercussion
/ ˌriːpəˈkʌʃən /
noun
- often plural a result or consequence, esp one that is somewhat removed from the action or event which precipitated it
the repercussions of the war are still keenly felt
- a recoil after impact; a rebound
- a reflection, esp of sound; echo or reverberation
- music the reappearance of a fugal subject and answer after an episode
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Derived Forms
- ˌreperˈcussive, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repercussion1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repercussion1
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Example Sentences
The proposed law would allow men to abuse their wives, children, and sisters without threat of judicial repercussion.
But we can't live in a world where citizens are allowed to do what he's done without repercussion.
Anything done to the Double acts by repercussion upon the physical body.
They're the most curious scars in the world, these scars transferred by repercussion from an injured Double.
When the air around was no longer shaken by constant repercussion, Bobby fell asleep.
This is a specimen of the "repercussion" stories, in which the wound inflicted on the wer-animal appears in the human form.
We feel the repercussion of his anguish when death was imminent for alleged participation in a nihilistic conspiracy.
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