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Meaning of repercussion in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌripərˈkəʃən/

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  1. Noun

    repercussion

    Etymology

    late Middle English (as a medical term meaning ‘repressing of infection’): from Old French, or from Latin repercussio(n-), from repercutere‘cause to rebound, push back’, from re-‘back, again’ + percutere‘to strike’. The early sense ‘driving back, rebounding’ (mid 16th century) gave rise later to ‘blow given in return’, hence repercussion (sense 1) (early 20th century)

    Definitions

    1. a remote or indirect consequence of some action

    Examples

    • « his declaration had unforeseen repercussions »
    • « reverberations of the market crash were felt years later »
  2. 2. a movement back from an impact

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