REPERCUSSION

recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash

(noun) a movement back from an impact

repercussion, reverberation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

repercussion (countable and uncountable, plural repercussions)

A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.

(music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

(medicine) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.

(obstetrics) 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.

Synonyms

• (consequence): aftereffect

• (consequence): consequence

Source: Wiktionary

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Re`per*cus"sion (-ksh"n), n. Etym: [L. repercussio: cf. F. répercussion.]

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.)

Definition: Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

3. (Med.)

Definition: The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison.

4. (Obstetrics)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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