■ noun
1》 (usu. ~s ) an indirect result of an event or action.
2》 archaic the recoil of something after impact.
↘an echo or reverberation.
Derivatives
repercussive adjective
Origin
ME (as a medical term meaning 'repressing of infection'): from OFr., or from L. repercussio(n-) , from repercutere 'cause to rebound, push back'.