noun Download 🔗Share A consequence or ensuing result of some action. Examples : "You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions." outcome action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation. Examples : "the repercussion of sound" outcome action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Rapid reiteration of the same sound. Examples : "The child's rapid, loud repercussion of the same word echoed through the classroom. " sound physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent. Examples : ""The doctor feared a dangerous repercussion of the cream; pushing the rash inward instead of healing it could affect his breathing." " medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "During the difficult vaginal examination, the doctor sought the repercussion of the fetus to confirm its position. " medicine physiology body sex anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading