REPERCUSSION


Meaning of REPERCUSSION in English

■ 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'.

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