noun🔗ShareA consequence or ensuing result of some action."You realize this little stunt of yours is going to have some pretty serious repercussions."outcomeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation."the repercussion of sound"outcomeactioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRapid reiteration of the same sound."The child's rapid, loud repercussion of the same word echoed through the classroom. "soundphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.""The doctor feared a dangerous repercussion of the cream; pushing the rash inward instead of healing it could affect his breathing." "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIn 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."During the difficult vaginal examination, the doctor sought the repercussion of the fetus to confirm its position. "medicinephysiologybodysexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading