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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 | ||
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