Associations to the word «Repercussion»
Noun
- Storyline
- Trips
- Crise
- Social
- Crisis
- Midshipman
- Fear
- Scandal
- Legal
- Kidnapping
- Aftermath
- Betrayal
- Incident
- Exodus
- Consequence
- Haunt
- Failure
- Gangster
- Rebellion
- Economy
- Censorship
- Publicity
- Assassination
- Action
- Considering
- Nationalism
- Economic
- Decision
- Breach
- Conflict
- Reaching
- Lebanon
- Affect
- Concern
- Invasion
- Revolution
- Confrontation
- Resignation
- Disaster
- Violence
- Motivation
- Future
- Implication
- Threat
Adjective
- Catastrophic
- Serious
- Negative
- Lasting
- Societal
- Diplomatic
- Severe
- Deepened
- Political
- Legal
- Adverse
- Psychological
- Wary
- Incident
- Economic
- Enormous
- Immediate
- Disastrous
- Widespread
- Potential
- Emotional
- Profound
- Illegal
- Financial
- Dire
- Possible
- Disturbing
- Unpleasant
- Unexpected
- Violent
- Cosmic
- Inevitable
- International
- Immense
- Vulnerable
- Crucial
- Significant
- Global
- Criminal
- Grave
- Social
Adverb
Wiktionary
REPERCUSSION, noun. A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
REPERCUSSION, noun. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
REPERCUSSION, noun. (music) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
REPERCUSSION, noun. (medicine) The subsidence of a tumour or eruption by the action of a repellent.
REPERCUSSION, noun. (obstetrics) 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.
Dictionary definition
REPERCUSSION, noun. A remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later".
REPERCUSSION, noun. A movement back from an impact.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.