English noun: repercussion | |||
1. | repercussion (phenomenon) a remote or indirect consequence of some action | ||
Samples | His declaration had unforeseen repercussions. Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later. | ||
Synonyms | reverberation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
2. | repercussion (event) a movement back from an impact | ||
Synonyms | backlash, rebound, recoil | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motion, movement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, bouncing, carom, resilience, resiliency, ricochet | ||