repercussion

Noun
Synonyms: reverberationrecoilreboundbacklash

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a remote or indirect consequence of some action“his declaration had unforeseen repercussions”“reverberations of the market crash were felt years later”Synonyms: reverberation
  2. a movement back from an impactSynonyms: recoilreboundbacklash
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Repercussion \Re`per*cus"sion\ (-k?sh"?n), n. [L. repercussio: cf. F. r['e]percussion.]

1.The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. [1913 Webster]

Ever echoing back in endless repercussion.— Hare.[1913 Webster]

2.(Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. [1913 Webster]

3.(Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

4.(Obstetrics) 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. [1913 Webster]

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