Noun: repercussion ,ree-pu(r)'kú-shun
- A remote or indirect consequence of some action
"his declaration had unforeseen repercussions";
- reverberation
- A movement back from an impact
"The force of the explosion caused a violent repercussion";
- recoil, rebound, backlash
Derived forms: repercussions
Type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, motion, movement, outcome, result, upshot
Encyclopedia: Repercussion