repercussion

UK /ˌɹiː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən/ US /ˌɹi.pɚˈkʌʃ.ən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions.

2

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

the repercussion of sound

Ever echoing back in endless repercussion.

3

Rapid reiteration of the same sound.

4

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

5

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.

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